Tower of the Franciscan Church
Turnul Bisericii Franciscane
Tower of the Franciscan Church
Turnul Bisericii Franciscane
Address:
Piața Trandafirilor (Rózsák tere)
Historical Hungarian county:
Maros-Torda
GPS coordinates:
46.5454836537, 24.5616953763
History
Franciscans first appeared in Marosvásárhely in the 14th century. They started building the Castle Church, which was only completed in 1490. Their expansion was hampered by the spread of the Reformation in Transylvania, as the vast majority of the town converted to the Reformed (Calvinist) faith around 1558. Franciscans returned to Marosvásárhely only on 2 July 1740. The council of Vásárhely was called upon by Győrffy Pál to give the Franciscans a place in the town. Behind his back was Count Haller János, Governor of Transylvania.
Due to the lack of a church, construction began under the leadership of Bocskor János, the head of the monastery. The monastery was built on a plot of land on the north-west side of the main square, bought with a donation from the Petky family. The works, which began in 1745, were completed by 1777, but the church tower was not built until 1802. Both the church and the monastery were built in the Baroque style.
The Franciscans moved the lower elementary school with its four classes from the Arcade House to the monastery building. The head of the monastery became the headmaster, with two priests working alongside him. The school was maintained by the Parish of St John the Baptist.
In 1971, the Romanian socialist town government demolished the church and the monastery when the National Theatre was built, on the pretext of creating a square, and the monastery garden was also destroyed. The Franciscan church and monastery in the main square stood for 250 years, until 1972. Today, only its 35 m high tower remains. The tower could only have been preserved for reasons of veneration, as there is a crypt beneath it, the entrance to which starts from the tower. The idea of placing a memorial plaque was conceived by the parish priest, Sebestyén Péter, and he had it placed on 28 November 2009.
Above the entrance to the tower you can see the statue of St John of Nepumuk, which is in excellent condition.
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