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Holy Cross Roman Catholic Parish Church in Abafája

Biserica romano-catolică
Holy Cross Roman Catholic Parish Church in Abafája
Biserica romano-catolică
Biserica romano-catolica din Apalina
Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Szászrégen, Reghin
Address:
Abafája
Historical Hungarian county:
Maros-Torda
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.7493943613, 24.6940456074
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History

The settlement first appears in the papal tithe register in 1332 as Abafaya. Its semicircular sanctuary and the section of the nave adjoining the sanctuary are Romanesque. The western part of the nave is more recent, dating from the 14th century, when the front tower was built. The sacrament niche is 15th century. The medieval Catholic inhabitants became Calvinists at the time of the Reformation, together with the church. The church was repossessed in 1752, with the help of the Catholic landowners, mainly by Baron Huszár Sándor.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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