The articular Lutheran church in Kežmarok. (source: Peter Dlhopolec)
As the reformation movement expanded across Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Catholic Habsburg empire, which included Slovakia, began to oppress Protestants. Although reluctantly, Emperor Leopold I eventually allowed them to build their churches under strict conditions scribbled in Article 25 and 26.
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Protestant Scandinavians are believed to have helped build the articular Lutheran churches in Slovakia. Although there are only a few today, Sunday church service, weddings and baptisms are still held in these churches.
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