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Ursuline Church

Biserica Romano-Catolică Ursulinelor
Ursuline Church
Biserica Romano-Catolică Ursulinelor
Biserica ursulinelor din Sibiu
Cezar Suceveanu, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Nagyszeben, Sibiu
Address:
Str. Gen. Magheru nr. 38
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7982721518, 24.1557612505
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History

The church of the Dominican Order was built in 1474, when the Dominicans moved inside the defensive walls. In 1543, the Lutherans took the buildings from the Dominicans, and in 1755 the Ursuline nuns received it. With the financial support of Empress Maria Theresia, the Gothic church was restored in Baroque style. In 1949, the convent was nationalised and closed by the communists.

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