St. Ladislav´s Piarist Church and Monastery – (Piaristická) – a protected cultural site. In 1698, the Piarist monastic order came to Nitra with the aim of educating poor children. The foundations of their church and monastery were laid in 1701, yet frequent fires prevented the building from completion. In 1716, the almost completed church was destroyed by another fire. Instead of repeating the work, a new two-steeple church designed by Kristián Morvay, a Piarist monk, was built in 1742 – 1748. The temple´s most valuable part is the richly decorated main altar by M.Vogerle, an Austrian sculptor. The vaults supporting the roof are covered by three magnificent frescoes depicting the history of Slavic Nitra by Edmund Massányi, a native of the town. The small square in front of the temple includes statues of the 12 Apostles and a Baroque Calvary by A.Brandl.
