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St. Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church

Biserica sârbească Sf. Petru și Pavel
St. Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church
Biserica sârbească Sf. Petru și Pavel
Biserica sârbească
IuliuSturza92, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Orthodox
Settlement:
Arad, Arad
Address:
Piața Sârbească 1
Historical Hungarian county:
Arad
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.1668342892, 21.3118210086
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History

The church was founded between 1698 and 1702 by Captain Jovan Popovic Tekelija for the Serbian border guards who settled in Arad with their families. It was built in Baroque style. It took on its present appearance between 1790 and 1822, when Sava Tekelij, the founder's great-grandson, had the tower raised by Russian masters. It is the oldest building still standing in Arad.

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