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St. Anne Church and former Ursuline Convent, Ady Endre Lyceum

Biserica Ursulinelor
St. Anne Church and former Ursuline Convent, Ady Endre Lyceum
Biserica Ursulinelor
Orsolya rendi templom Nagyvárad
Wikizoli, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church and monastery
Current function:
church, school
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Nagyvárad, Oradea
Address:
Calea Republicii 4
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.0577171849, 21.9323434711
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History

In 1771, Szentzy István, abbot of Babolcsa and canon of Várad, bought a house for the Ursuline order. By 1772, when the first nuns arrived from Kassa, he had it converted into a convent. New wings were added in 1773. The church with a small wooden tower was completed by 1773 and consecrated on 29 October 1774.

In 1858, it was enlarged by Bishop Szaniszló Ferenc. In 1877, thanks to the grand provost Györffy László, another wing was added, and a stone tower was built instead of the church's wooden tower. The monastery and the church were given a neo-Gothic facade. The nuns of the Ursuline order were engaged in teaching young girls.

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