St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Parish Church
Biserica Romano-Catolică
St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Parish Church
Biserica Romano-Catolică
Address:
Strada Baróti Szabó Dávid
Historical Hungarian county:
Udvarhely
GPS coordinates:
46.3019077349, 25.2968098612
History
The first mention of the parish priest of Udvarhely, Conradus, dates back to 1317. In 1563, the Hungarian Diet in Torda decreed that the church be used jointly by Catholics and Reformed. The Jesuits appeared in the town in 1592.
Around 1600 the captain of Udvarhely Castle occupied it for the Catholics, and in 1612 the Reformed regained it with the help of another castle captain. In 1630, a prince's committee decided to suspend the use of the church for three years until the denominations could jointly build a new Reformed church. The church of St Nicholas then became the property of the Jesuits. In 1637 the tower was raised. From the end of the 16th century, the Jesuit presence in the town was almost continuous, and from the end of the 17th century until the dissolution of the order in 1776, they administered the parish.
The new church was built from 1787 to 1791, with the support of the Government of Transylvania. After the interior was decorated, it was consecrated by Bishop Batthyány Ignác of Transylvania in 1793. The altars and the pulpit were made in the workshop of the most outstanding Transylvanian sculptor of the time, Hoffmayer Simon from Kolozsvár. The organ was made by Kolonics István in 1879. The church and its furnishings were made by local craftsmen.
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