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Former Roman Catholic Girl's School

Former Roman Catholic Girl's School
Original function:
school
Current function:
school
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Székelyudvarhely, Odorheiu Secuiesc
Address:
Piața Márton Áron
Historical Hungarian county:
Udvarhely
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.3028715095, 25.2966223904
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History

Between 1879 and 1880 this building was erected for the Girls' Education School, founded in 1860 by the archdeacon-parish priest Csató József. It was built by Catholic Bishop Fogarassy Mihály, using donations from the citizens of Udvarhely. From the autumn of 1881, three sisters of mercy taught the girls. After the Romanian occupation in 1919, the Hungarian royal state civil school was abolished, so the Catholic Church organised a Roman Catholic civil school for girls. The Sisters of Mercy ran the school until 1928, when the Romanian government closed it down. After 1989 the Catholic Church got the building back. It now houses a primary school and a medical technical school.

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