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Orthodox Cathedral of the Assumption

Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului
Orthodox Cathedral of the Assumption
Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului
Biserica Adormirea Maicii Domnului Baia Mare
Danielaiulia, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Orthodox
Settlement:
Nagybánya, Baia Mare
Address:
Strada Vasile Lucaciu 59
Historical Hungarian county:
Szatmár
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.6617216202, 23.5881481069
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History

It was built between 1909 and 1911 for the Greek Catholics. Most of the work was paid for by Canon Alexandru Breban. The martyred Greek Catholic Bishop Alexandru Rusu was ordained here. In 1948 the Greek Catholic denomination was banned and the church was given to the Orthodox. The Greek Catholics are trying to get it back through litigation.

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