St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church
Catedrala Romano-Catolică Sf.Iosif
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church
Catedrala Romano-Catolică Sf.Iosif
Address:
Strada Zidul Cetății
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
GPS coordinates:
46.2211443312, 24.7927950873
History
The foundation of the parish is dated to 1143. The Pope granted an indulgence for the first church in 1298. This church was probably built on the castle hill. At the time of the Reformation, the castle had four churches. Of these, one was the church on the hill, another may have been next to the covered staircase (its exposed ruins date from the 14th century), the third was a monastery church of the Dominicans, which already existed in 1298, and the fourth was a small Gothic church belonging to the Dominican nuns. During the Reformation, the Saxon population of the town became Lutheran and the Dominicans had to leave the town. The revival of the Catholic faith began in 1702, when a Franciscan monk came to Segesvár, preaching in the open air and initially living in a plank hut. In 1723, the Franciscan monks received the former small church of the Dominican nuns and the adjoining convent house. The present parish was built in 1892, the church - with its predecessor and a nearby bastion completely demolished - was begun in 1895 in the eclectic style and consecrated by Bishop Lönhart Ferenc on 4 October 1896.
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