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Bust of John Calvin

Bust of John Calvin
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Marosvásárhely, Târgu Mureș
Historical Hungarian county:
Maros-Torda
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.5464007108, 24.5659959002
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Next to the entrance of the Calvinist castle church.

History

In 2017, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the busts of John Calvin and Károli Gáspár were unveiled at the entrance to the Castle Church (the works of Péterfy László and Deák Árpád, respectively).

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