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Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church

Biserica Nașterea Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church
Biserica Nașterea Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul
RO CS Biserica Sfantul Ioan Botezatorul din Caransebes (44)
Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Orthodox
Settlement:
Karánsebes, Caransebeș
Address:
Strada Muntele Mic 40
Historical Hungarian county:
Krassó-Szörény
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.4094082562, 22.2272344867
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History

The church was built between 1770 and 1780. The frescoes of its altar were made in 1787, and the iconostasis doors are from 1843. The first Orthodox bishop of Karánsebes, Ioan Popasu, was buried here.

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