St. Peter and Paul Apostles Franciscan Church and Monastery
Biserica Franciscană
St. Peter and Paul Apostles Franciscan Church and Monastery
Biserica Franciscană
Original function:
church and monastery
Current function:
church and monastery
Address:
Tamási Áron utca 2
Historical Hungarian county:
Udvarhely
GPS coordinates:
46.3044978103, 25.2938333708
History
The Franciscans first appeared in the town at the end of the 15th century, when in 1492, in response to a complaint from the Székelys, King Uászló II of Hungary removed Báthory István from the position of vajda of Transylvania and handed over the buildings of the castle he had begun to the Franciscans. In the mid-16th century, John II (John Sigismund) finished the construction of the castle, so the Franciscans had to leave their monastery. However, the majority of the town's population remained Catholic throughout.
In 1705, Lakatos István, Archdeacon of Csík, donated the land and the stone house, which had been converted into a chapel, to the Franciscans, who settled in the town again the following year. The chapel dedicated to St. Peter was enlarged several times and the monastery building was made of wood.
The church, begun in 1730, was already complete (except for the towers) on Johann Conrad von Weiss's 1734 drawing. By the 1780s, the furnishings and paintings of the church were gradually completed. In 1755 it was granted conventual status. The monastery also ran an elementary school until 1927. In 1949 the building was seized by the communists. After 1989 the order took it back and since 1991 nuns have lived here. The date of construction of the present building is uncertain, but it was probably built during the 18th century, probably over a long period. A statue of Mary stands in the centre of the altar, and outside it in the sanctuary are statues of St Stephen of Hungary, St Peter, St Paul and St László of Hungary.
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