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Sacred Heart of Jesus Franciscan Church

Biserica Franciscană
Sacred Heart of Jesus Franciscan Church
Biserica Franciscană
Alba Iulia Biserica franciscana
Andrei kokelburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Gyulafehérvár, Alba Iulia
Address:
Bulevardul Ferdinand I
Historical Hungarian county:
Alsó-Fehér
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.0639160224, 23.5797195386
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History

The Franciscans arrived in Gyulafehérvár around 1691 and settled in the "lower town". Around 1725, the Franciscans were given a marshy area for the purpose of building a house of prayer. Construction of the church began in 1725 and was completed in 1770. The building has been restored several times. It was damaged several times by the flooding of the Maros River, as well as by a fire. The latter is also mentioned on the facade of the church. The inscription in Latin recalls that in 1843, on the initiative of Bishop Kovács Miklós, the church was restored from its ashes.

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