St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Cathedral, Minorite Church
St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Cathedral, Minorite Church
Address:
Biserica Catolică Sf. Anton de Padova
Historical Hungarian county:
Arad
GPS coordinates:
46.1723949232, 21.3156822495
History
The Minorite church was built between 1902-1903 in eclectic style on the site of the former Baroque church, according to the plans of Tabakovits Emil. The interior design was delayed, and the church was consecrated in 1911. After their liberation, the sculptures of the Statue of Liberty, removed by the Romanian invaders in 1925, were kept in the courtyard.
The Catholic Church resumed its activities in Arad at the end of the 17th century, when the Franciscan Minorite monks settled with the imperial army in the fortress of Arad, where the first Catholic church was built. The Minorites also preached in the civilian settlement and contributed to the establishment of the first Catholic church in the town at the beginning of the century.
The foundation stone of the Catholic Church of Arad was laid on 3 April 1751 by Bishop Franz Anton Engl von Wagrain of Csanád, and on 13 April 1758 the church was consecrated and handed over to the Minorites. Between 1901 and 1903 the old church was demolished. The new church in neo-Baroque style, designed by Tabakovits Emil, was built by 1906, but it was not consecrated until 2 October 1911. Above the entrance is a copy of Michelangelo's Pietà. Above it are statues of Jesus, St Margaret of Hungary and St Elisabeth of Hungary. The group of bronze statues of the Holy Trinity in the pronaos is by Róna János. The main altarpiece depicts St. Antal of Padua. It is the work of Vastagh György Sr. The church is decorated with frescoes depicting the life of Jesus by Lohr Ferenc and Bodgánffy Pauli Erik. The stained glass windows depict Hungarian saints of the House of Árpád: St Stephen, St László, St Imre and St Elisabeth.
In the churchyard there is the Minorite Order's house of culture, built in 1926.
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