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St. George Orthodox Cathedral

St. George Orthodox Cathedral
Biserica Sf. Gheorghe municipiul Caransebeș
Teacher cs, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Orthodox
Address:
Piața Sf. Gheorghe 2
Historical Hungarian county:
Krassó-Szörény
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.4103116167, 22.2223699083
Google map:

History

The church was first mentioned in 1738. In 1757, it was reported that the church was built in 1725 and completely renovated. It was reconsecrated in 1796, after being restored after the Tatar raid of 1788. The iconostasis was made in 1863.

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