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St. George Greek Catholic Church, Former Seminary Church

Biserica Sfântul Gheorghe
St. George Greek Catholic Church, Former Seminary Church
Biserica Sfântul Gheorghe
Biserica ortodoxă Sf- Gheorghe (fosta biserică a Seminarului Greco-Catolic) 2012-10-20 17-48-51
belebogdan, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Greek Catholic
Address:
Parcul Traian 11
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.0565044292, 21.939359992
Google map:

History

The church was built in 1858 in the romantic style on the order of Bishop Szaniszló Ferenc. It was consecrated in honour of Saint George. Its predecessor was built in 1772 for the Jesuits.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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