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Former Franciscan Monastery

Former Franciscan Monastery
Spitalul Militar Oradea
ArnoldPlaton, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
monastery / nunnery / canon's house / provost residence
Current function:
hospital / clinic / sanatorium / doctor's office
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Nagyvárad, Oradea
Address:
Str. Dunărea (Barátok u.) nr. 3.
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.0608927562, 21.9367018057
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The building belongs to the Avram Iancu Hospital. Avram Iancu and his insurgents committed genocide against Hungarians in Transylvania in 1848 and 1849.

History

In 1691 Várad was liberated from the Turks. Bishop Benkovich then resettled Franciscans in the town. In 1726, Bishop Csáky Imre donated them land for the construction of a monastery and church. The building was completed in 1747. In 1788 a floor was added. In 1786, Emperor Joseph II dissolved the Franciscan order. It became a school after 1819. The building was converted into a military hospital between 1850-59.

The Baroque church was built between 1732 and 1748. The front tower was built between 1873-1876. Between 1903 and 1905 a new church was built on the site.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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