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St. Bridget of Sweden Church

Biserica Sf. Brigita
St. Bridget of Sweden Church
Biserica Sf. Brigita
Biserica Sf. Brigita Oradea
Mihai Andrei, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Nagyvárad, Oradea
Address:
Parcul Traian 5
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.0566998321, 21.9364197783
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History

Built in 1693, it is the oldest church in Nagyvárad still standing today. It was erected by Bishop Benkovich Ágoston. It served as a Catholic cathedral until 1723. After that it was used by the Franciscans and the Pauline brothers. In 1786 Bishop Kollonicz László donated it to the Greek Catholic Ruthenians. In 1948 it was taken over by the Orthodox Church after the Greek Catholic Church was banned.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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