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The Millennium church is said to have been built somewhere between 2001 and 2003 so as to cater to the needs of growing community of believers. The name Millennium refers to the 1000 years that have passed since the Hungarian people’s Christianity and the two lateral towers have five magnificent crosses. The Church’s central body has a Biblical theme and has been ornamented with decorative elements that were used in the old Churches. The roof has been crowned with a glass dome that has the corners of four angels who look down towards the Church’s altar.
The Millennium church is a memorable landmark of the city and is one of the most beautiful buildings in the area.
Photo: Darvas-Kozma József
Strada Kossuth Lajos, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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The Orthodox Church in Băile Tuşnad, painted both inside and outside, is a copy of the beautiful Voronet monastery, or, as its priest, Constantine Gane calls it, the "Transylvanian Voronet".
The architectural style is Byzantine, forming of a cross with three apses - a central one, the altar, and two lateral sides. The central dome is supported by a concrete pendant. The porch is made in Brancovenesc style, open, with massive stone columns, carved artistically to resemble woven rope.
These days, the open doors of the Orthodox church invite the tourists and believers from the whole area to attend the Holy Liturgy.
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Strada Oltului 31, Băile Tușnad 535100, Romania
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The Roman Catholic Church, a masterpiece of the Transylvanian church architecture from the end of the 18th century, was built on the Saint Nicholas hill, in the southeastern part of the city. The church, with its 40-meter high tower, is the most impressive monument of the city, integrating organically in its landscape.
In the 13th century, there was probably a church in the place where the church and the parochial house were built between 1788 and 1793, and its priest Stephanus was also mentioned in the papal papers of 1333.
The medieval parochial church suffered serious damage during the invasion of the Turks in 1661, and its condition degraded even more during the 18th century.
Arches and pillars separate the main nave of the church from the two side naves where we find the sacristy and a small chapel. The sacristy’s doorframe is probably from the medieval church. The statues of the main altar and the pulpit decorations are the work of Hoffmayer Simon.
Text and photo source: http://www.odorhei-turism.ro/
Odorheiu Secuiesc 535600, Romania
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It is one of the oldest church buildings in the Csíki/Ciuc Basin.
On the very spot of the St. Peter and Paul Parish Church in Csobotfalva/Cioboteni there was an Árpádian church about thousand years ago, rebuilt in Gothic style in the 15th century. It gained its present-day neo-baroque form between 1800 and 1817.
The new church was consecrated by Bishop Sándor Rudnay of Transylvania on Holy Trinity Sunday in 1817. The church was renovated in 1911 with colored windows and artistic murals. Under the arches, a high school teacher, Károly Brassai, painted the artistic pictures. The parish of Csíksomlyó/Șumuleu Ciuc has a very beautiful, imposing church building, designed by Archpriest Lajos Bálint.
Archaeological excavations were carried out in the church in several stages between 2002 and 2005, affecting the present-day northern chapel and the north-western half of the nave. During the excavations, foundation walls of three medieval periods were found, and the secondary remains of an even earlier stone church were identified. In 2013, a general renovation began.
The St. Peter and Paul Parish Church is one of the most significant places of the Pentecostal ceremony in Csíksomlyó/Șumuleu Ciuc. Hundreds of pilgrims, especially the Moldavian-Hungarian Csangos, spend the night there from Saturday to Sunday. On Pentecost Saturday afternoon, a “Csango mass” is held in the church, and the cross and flag of the Moldavian-Hungarians are also kept there.
Johannes Kájoni 53, Miercurea Ciuc/Csíkszereda 530204, Romania
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The church was built between 1908-1913 based on the projects plans of István Kiss, academic professor and architect. By 1913, thanks to thorough elaborations, the church is completed. The exterior of the church needed two years of work, so it was completed in the summer of 1911.
The two towered, neo-gothic Basilica’s dimensions are 56 m length, 23 m width, 75 m height of tower and it is able to take in 3,000 people, if crammed in even 5,000 people. The ceiling of the church is domed, held by huge pillars and the bow-members are decorative elements as well. On the window-glass can be recognized the Gothic style. The sanctuary also represents a significant value. Its whole surface is painted and decorated with figural composition made by secco technique.
Str. Balázs Orbán, 75, Com. Ditrau, Harghita, 537090, Ditrău 537090, Romania
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The Reformed Church in Mugeni is probably the most important medieval church of the Odorhei area. It is supposed to have been built in the 13th - 14th centuries.
During the 1300's, the nave's side walls were covered at least twice with mural paintings. There are traces of mural paintings on the facade. Today, there are wall murals inside the church, on the western and northern walls of the nave. On the top, there are fragments from the legend of Saint Ladislau and, under them, from the legend of Saint Margaret. The best-preserved mural painting is on the lower row, which illustrates the scene of the Last Judgment.
In the second half of the fifteenth century, a major reconstruction was carried out. The old sanctuary was demolished, and the new sanctuary with ribbed vault was built.
Text and photo source: http://virtualisszekelyfold.ro/
Mugeni 537205, Romania
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The Reformed Church, built at the end of the 18th century, borders the Városháza Square on its Western side. On the same spot, there was a reformed church dating back to 1633. The edifice built of wood on a stone foundation turned out to be too small, so that in 1780 a new church was built, under the guidance of Schmidt Pál. The church was finished in 1781.
The new church divides the market into two. The construction was supported by the Rector Professor of the Reformed College, Baczkamadarasi Kis Gergely, whose initials are engraved on the west side of the roof, accompanied by the date 1781.
The 588 m² church has a simple layout, showing features of baroque and classicism. The harmonious interior, topped by arches, has two lateral galleries and a stall for the church’s organ. The galleries are placed on pillars, these being in turn surrounded by semicircular arcades.
Text and photo source: http://www.odorhei-turism.ro/
Piața Városháza, Odorheiu Secuiesc 535600, Romania
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The church is in the center of the village, on a hill. The current Church, which was built during the Middle Age, was rebuilt several times over the centuries.
The oldest part of the church is the massive nave, which was probably built in the 13th century. A porch was later added in front of the arched entrance from the South. Near the entrance to the south, on the first layer of plaster, there is a drawing of a vault in late Gothic style. Above the Western entrance of the nave there are two handrails, with an inscription: BUILT IN 1843 ("EMELTETETT 1843").
Text and photo source: http://virtualisszekelyfold.ro/
Porumbenii Mari 537214, Romania
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Despre biserică
Doar naosul bisericii romanice a rămas. Fostul zid al naosului și sanctuarul în stil romanic de pe latura estică au fost demolate, ale căror fundații au fost descoperite în timpul săpăturilor arheologice din 2021. Un rând de cărămizi înfipte în podeaua naosului, la marginea acestuia, ilustrează această urmă a vechii fundații. Intrarea semicirculară a vechii biserici mici, care se află și astăzi în picioare, se deschide dinspre vest, iar deasupra ei, o ușă din brațul vestic dă acces la corpul turnului. Lucrările din 2020 au scos la iveală o intrare mai veche pe latura sudică, sub tencuială, care fusese zidită în timpul reconstrucției gotice. Această reconstrucție din secolul al XV-lea a mărit, de asemenea, lungimea bisericii, mutând axa naosului spre est, iar noua intrare, folosită și astăzi, este o priveliște remarcabilă, cu căptușeala sa unică sculptată în piatră.
Peretele nordic al naosului romanic avea o pictură murală înainte de reconstrucție, care a fost tencuită pentru o perioadă lungă de timp în spiritul Reformei. Majoritatea fragmentelor de pictură murală au fost găsite în 1971, iar în 1981, arheologul Elek Benkő a curățat și cercetat marginile picturii. În timpul studiilor preliminare înainte de renovările care au început în 2018, au fost deschise ferestrele pentru a căuta alte picturi murale care ar putea fi încă ascunse sub tencuială, dar nu au fost găsite altele. Fresca, formată din două rânduri de picturi unul sub celălalt, acoperea cel mai probabil întregul perete nordic al naosului romanic. Elek Benkő, în lucrarea sa Monumente medievale din Rugonfalva, scrie despre pictură după cum urmează: „Pictura este o pictură de tip frescă:
„Pictată în negru, alb, ocru, sienna și vermilion, ciclul superior al acestei fresce relativ bine conservate înfățișează Adorația Regilor. Panoul inferior este complet distrus, cu excepția unui mic fragment de cap. Partea dreaptă a scenei este ocupată de Maria, așezată pe un tron cu baldachin, purtând o haină maro cu o mantie neagră și gri peste ea, ținând în brațe copilul Iisus, îmbrăcat tot în maro. Draperia din spatele tronului este susținută de patru îngeri, capul celui din stânga fiind complet distrus, iar cel de lângă el parțial. Îngenuncheat în fața Mariei, forma sa fragmentară este acoperită de o mantie de culoarea cărnii, ține în mâna dreaptă coroana desprinsă, iar cu stânga ține picioarele lui Iisus, pe care le sărută. În mâna stângă a lui Iisus se află un dar de la Gaspar, un potir plin cu bani, iar în mâna dreaptă ține în sus o binecuvântare. Partea stângă a scenei este separată de partea dreaptă de un cadru geometric. Aici se află ceilalți doi regi, cu numele lor cu litere mici pictate cu alb lângă capetele lor (Melchior și Baltizar). Scrisul inscripției pare să fie mai târziu decât data picturii. Deasupra lor zboară un înger îmbrăcat într-o mantie de culoare ocru cu cercuri mici, care le atrage atenția asupra Stelei de la Betleem. Menihert arată spre stea, Balthasar spre Maria, iar în dreapta lor țin un potir cu capac care conține darurile lor, mai exact un ciborium. Amândoi poartă veșminte lungi, legate la brâu, cea a lui Menyhért este maro, iar cea a lui Boldizsár este gri cu nervuri maro. Servitorul lor corpolent se întoarce cu spatele la scenă și bea dintr-o sticlă ridicată. Îmbrăcămintea servitorului demonstrativ păgân, îmbrăcat în costumul medieval al „grifonilor” (salopetă cu dungi gri și albe, cu partea de sus cu volane, ciorapi maro și ocru care se potrivesc peste picioare), și desenul detaliat al lichidului care îi picură de pe marginea gurii, serveau cel mai probabil unor scopuri educative. Deteriorarea părții superioare a picturii murale a fost cauzată de extinderea în stil gotic târziu a bisericii.”
În timpul reconstrucției de la sfârșitul secolului al XV-lea, bisericii i s-a adăugat un sanctuar poligonal, cu o sacristie și un ossium la est și un turn la vest. Ca urmare a Reformei, ușa de acces la sacristie dinspre sanctuar a fost zidită, iar sacristia și ossiumul au fost demolate. Fundațiile acestora pot fi încă văzute pe partea de nord a bisericii.
Despre proiect
În anul 2016 s-a luat decizia de restaurare generală a bisericii în vederea creșterii numărului mediu de vizitatori și cu ajutorul firmei de management al proiectului Regional Consulting & Management SA, proiectare 4ZET ARCHITECTS SRL, respectiv asistență tehnică Bros Bau SRL, s-a implementat proiectul de „Reabilitarea ansamblului bisericii reformate din comuna Șimonești, satul Rugănești”, obținându-se fonduri europene prin Programul Operațional Regional 2014 – 2020, Axa prioritară 5 – Îmbunătățirea mediului urban și conservarea, protecția și valorificarea durabilă a patrimoniului cultural, Prioritatea de investiții 5.1 – Conservarea, protejarea, promovarea și dezvoltarea patrimoniului natural și cultural. La 03 august 2017 s-a semnat contractul de finanțare nr. 247 cu Ministerul Dezvoltării Regionale, Administrației Publice și Fonduri Europene (denumire actuală: Ministerul Dezvoltării, Lucrărilor Publice și Administrației) în calitate de Autoritate de Management și Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Regională Centru în calitate de Organism Intermediar, iar la data de 14 septembrie 2018, în urma organizării procedurii competitive de achiziție, s-a semnat contractul de lucrări de reabilitare cu Asocierea Kvadrum Axis SRL – Lider și KÉSZ Építő és Szerelő Zrt. Szeged, Sucursala Cluj – Napoca. Lucrările au început în 08 octombrie 2018. Termenul de finalizare a proiectului este 31 decembrie 2021.
Program de vizitare:
Luni – Vineri între orele 10:00 – 17:00
Persoană de contact:
Dl. Preot Barabás Csaba
Nr. tel.: 0740 243 150
Pagină web a Bisericii Reformate din Rugănești: https://rugonfalvitemplom.ro/
Beneficiarul pune la dispoziția cetățenilor Biserica Reformată Rugănești digitizat după finalizarea restaurării acestuia. Acesta poate fi vizualizat aici: https://rugonfalvitemplom.ro/ro/despre-proiect/tur-virtual/
Rugănești 537323, Romania
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The Roman Catholic Church in Cristuru Secuiesc is a historical monument.
The church is dedicated to the Ascension of the Holy Cross, celebrated on 14th September.
The Catholics recovered the church from the Unitarians in 1767, according to a royal order. The building has been changed several times. It consisted of a nave, a long Gothic altar, a baroque tower on the Western facade, and two sacristies on the sides of the sanctuary.
Photo Source: Sudika (hu.Wikipedia.org)
Piața Libertății 61, Cristuru Secuiesc 535400, Romania
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The building date the old Roman Catholic Church is not known. It was built during the age of the Romanesque architectural style, but later, in 1533, it was transformed into a Gothic Church.
The patron of the church was St. Bartholomew. In 1568 it came into possession of the Unitarians, and only in 1716 it was given back to the Catholics. It was renovated in 1720.
Meanwhile, in 1648, the remaining Catholics used a chapel. In the 1700s they formed a common parish with the Catholics of Atia, Corund having its own priest since 1743.
A new Roman Catholic Church was started in 1910, and it was consecrated a year later in honor of the Holy Hearth of Jesus. In 2011, there were major transformations, both inside and outside. A few stones from the old Gothic church are built in the fence of this new church.
Corund, Romania
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The 800-year-old church is the oldest church in the Gheorgheni basin. According to the inscription on the tower, it was built in 1213 in Romanesque style, in honor of Saint Simeon, Judas Tadeu and the Holy Martyr Margaret. The most valuable architectural part of the church is the semi-arched stone portal, specific to the Romanesque style. The first notes about the church date back a hundred years later in the papal lists, namely in the years 1332, 1933, 1934.
In today's church architecture we find Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque elements. A gothic-style reconstruction took place in the second half of the 15th century, and a baroque rebuilding was made between 1766 and 1773.
The main altar is built in baroque style in 1773. At the top of the altar is the picture depicting the Holy Martyr Margaret. The middle part is divided into three parts by four ionic columns. Among these columns are three statues (Virgin Mary, St. Simeon and St. Judas Tadeus)
Text and photo source: https://joseni.ro/
DJ126 833, Joseni 537130, Romania
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The Roman Catholic Church in Lupeni was built between 1842-1848, in a classicist style, on the hill to the West of the village, at 581 m altitude. The church dimensions: 47 m long, 15.80 m wide, and a 38 m high tower.
The church bells were made in Sibiu in 1927. Mátisfalvi Szőcs Sámuel built the organ in 1865.
The monument of the fallen heroes from the First World War is in front of the church.
Text and photo sources: http://www.obiective-turistice.ro/; https://www.welcometoromania.ro
Com. Lupeni, Harghita, 537165, Lupeni 537165, Romania
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The church hides older elements, from the reign of the Árpád royal house, as well as Gothic ones. It is important to note that there are still many uncertainties about the history of the construction.
The current church was built at the end of the eighteenth century - the beginning of the nineteenth century, and it was dedicated to Saint Dominic in 1817.
The Madonna sculpture in the church is quite valuable. It was made in the fifteenth
century in the Șumuleu school of sculpture.
The oil painting representing the crowning of Mary dates back to the 16th century. From an iconographic point of view, it is very interesting that the triple image of Jesus, in the posture of priest, king and prophet, appears behind Mary.
Text and photo source: http://virtualisszekelyfold.ro/
Com. Sândominic, Harghita, Sândominic 537275, Romania
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Today's Roman Catholic parochial church in Sântimbru was built in 1777, when the ogive elements of an older gothic church were integrated into the new one. The typical baroque church still shows traces of the old one, which can be seen mainly at the altar and the tower.
There are some very valuable murals from the old church. Of these, an important relic is the large altar with gothic wings from the late fifteenth century, of which some elements remain. There are eight pictures on the cassettes: four scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary (Bunavestire, Naşterea lui Iisus, presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple and the death of the Holy Virgin Mary) on one side, and scenes from the passions of Jesus (Judas kiss, Jesus before Pontius Pilate, the crowning of Jesus with thorns, the Way of the Cross) on the other side. Today we can see these paintings hanging on the nave's wall.
Text and photo source: http://virtualisszekelyfold.ro/
Sântimbru 537271, Romania
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The church of Csicsó is in the village centre, close to the school. It was consacrated to Saint Anthony of Padua, receiving its final, today's form in 1839. The peristyle of the temple was a chapel in the 14/15th centuries, which had to be modified because of the growth of population. According to the tradition, the tabernacle of the original chapel is built in the left-side end of the main altar. The altar of the sanctuary was made in 1800, its altar-piece presenting Saint Anthony of Padua. Upon the exterior counterforts, it is presumed that this apse originally possessed Gothic arches. This building is considered a monument, as well as the parish building in its vicinity.
E578 152, Ciceu 537297, Romania
Church
The Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist in Csíkdelne is one of the most interesting ecclesiastical monuments in Szeklerland. The Gothic church was built between 1450 and 1500 and has largely retained its original form to this day. The church has been repaired several times since the second half of the 17th century as a result of the Tatars attacks. The most beautiful and valuable part of the interior of the church is the coffered plank ceiling painted with floral ornaments made in 1673.
Delnița 537231, Romania
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Biserica romano-catolică "Sfântul Nicolae" din Gheorgheni este un ansamblu de monumente istorice aflat pe teritoriul municipiului Gheorgheni.
Ansamblul este format din trei monumente:
• Biserica romano-catolică „Sf. Nicolae” (cod LMI HR-II-m-A-12836.01)
• Zidul de incintă (cod LMI HR-II-m-A-12836.02)
• Casa parohială veche (cod LMI HR-II-m-A-12836.03)
Construirea bisericii de la mijlocul secolului al XVIII-lea se leagă de numele preotului paroh József Sikó. Conform unei plăci comemorative din interiorul bisericii, concepția arhitecturală a bisericii este atribuită lui György Fogarassy. Prima placă comemorativă, cu textul în limba latină, descrie că biserica a fost ridicată pentru cinstirea episcopului Sfântul Nicolae, după cum a ordonat preamăritul și prearespectatul episcop, baronul Sigismund Anton Sztojka, în anul 1756.
Cu ocazia construirii noii biserici s-a păstrat însă vechiul turn, dar a fost înălțat și acoperit cu un coif de factură barocă. Tot atunci s-a realizat la cel de al doilea nivel al turnului cadranul solar cu inscripția „Ortus, docet bene vivere" (Răsărit de soare, învață cum se trăiește corect), care a fost descoperită cu ocazia lucrărilor de restaurare din 1993.
Altarul principal a fost construit în anul 1780, altarul sfântului Ioan Nepomuk în 1776, din donația generoasă a armeanului János Lukács, iar altarul Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul în 1775, din donațiile lui Jakab Lukács. Amvonul baroc al bisericii este bogat în decorații sculpturale. Parapetul amvonului este decorat cu figurile celor patru părinți ai bisericii, pe coroana amvonului apar cei patru evangheliști, iar în vârf figura lui Isus, reprezentat ca Bunul păstor. În cor se află statuia Sfântului Nicolae în mărime naturală, care se presupune că făcea parte din decorația unui altar poliptic medieval. Statuia este într-o stare avansată de degradare. Pe latura sudică a navei, într-o nișă trilobată apare scena Răstignirii compusă din statui: central este Hristos răstignit, la picioarele sale Maria Magdalena îngenunchiată, flancate de reprezentările Maicii Domnului și a Sfântului Ioan. În singura capelă laterală a bisericii se mai găsește un altar cu baldachin, datat la sfârșitul secolului al XVIII-lea.
Partea centrală a bolții cilindrice este decorată cu stucaturi baroce, iar pe suprafața penetrațiilor se pot vedea picturi murale din secolul XX, care reprezintă diverse elemente ale crezului romano-catolic
Clopotul său din epoca gotică din 1548 are inscripția: „Non habemus hic manentem city, sed futura inquirimus”.
În 1869, pe vremea preotului paroh Károly Ágoston, s-a renovat clădirea bisericii, turnul primind un coif nou din tablă, și a fost înlocuită pardoseala bisericii și băncile. Orga neogotică, construită de István Kollonits, a fost donată bisericii în anul 1877 de episcopul Mihály Fogarassy, născut la Gheorgheni.
Strada Márton Áron 9-11, Gheorgheni 535500, Romania
Church
The church is a member of the Roman Catholic Deanery of Gheorgheni, which belongs to the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of Alba Iulia.
It was sanctified in 1878 by the Transylvanian bishop Fogarassy Mihály and is dedicated to Saint Peter and Paul.
The church was built in neoclassical style. Once upon a time, the tower clock was very famous because Borsos Tamás, a very skilled local man, made it. The clock showed the year, the month and the day at the same time.
Photo Source: http: //www.visitgheorgheni.ro/
Strada Principală 226, Ciumani 537050, Romania
Church
The Roman Catholic Archbishop Bálint Lajos, who lived in Izvoru Mureş after his withdrawal from the ecumenical activity, laid the foundation of the current Roman Catholic Church in the resort. The construction of the new Catholic Church began in 1992, ending in 1999 with the establishment of the Catholic Parish in the resort.
Photo source: www.triff.ro
Voșlobeni 537355, Romania
Church
The church was built between 1912 and 1914 and is known as the largest church in the region. In Zetea, on the Dealul Deșagului (Dealul Cetatii) there is an old fortress at an altitude of 801 m, between the Harghita volcanic plateau and the Târnava Hills. In this fortress there is a church built in 1772. From here comes the baroque altar of the Roman Catholic Church in Zetea.
The church has three naves and a capacity of over 1,000 people. The tower with two turrets has a height of 45 m.
Photo source and text: https://www.welcometoromania.ro/; http://www.cesavezi.ro/
Zetea 537360, Romania
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The Franciscan church of Șumuleu Ciuc is one of the most famous architectural monuments, being the most important place of pilgrimage in Transylvania.
It was built between 1804-1834 in Baroque style, following the design of Schmidt Konstantin, an architect from Târgu-Mureş. Minor works were made after 1834, the church taking its present form in 1876. Bishop Fogarassy Mihály consecrated it in 20 August 1876.
The main adornment of the church is the wondrous statue of the Mother of God, placed on the main altar of the church. The linden wood sculpture represents the Mother of God holding the infant Jesus, as described by the Book of Revelation - The Woman Dressed in Sun.
The sculpture, probably dating back to the 16th century, made of a linden trunk, painted and gilded, is the largest votive sculpture known in the world, having a total height of 227 cm.
• The Golden Rose given to the Virgin Mary of Șumuleu Ciuc/Csíksomlyó
Strada Szék 148, Miercurea Ciuc 530203, Romania
Church
Biserica Sf. Augustin din Miercurea Ciuc este o biserica parohiala si are proportiile unei catedrale. Construirea bisericii cu 1200 de locuri a început încã din 1993. Biserica Sf. Augustin a fost sfintita la data de 29 august 2009 cu ocazia centenarului eparhiei si a zilei de pelerinaj a bisericii de catre arhiepiscopul dr. Jakubinyi Gyorgy si episcopul Tamas Jozsef. Este locul din oraș unde se țin foarte multe concerte.
Strada Iancu de Hunedoara 45-B-3, Miercurea Ciuc 530194, Romania
Church
The oldest church of the Main Square is known as the monks' church. Built in Baroque style with two towers, the church is at the lower part of the square, on the corner of the Citadel's street. Next to the church is a Franciscan monastery.
Although the foundation stone was laid in 1730, after four years the church was already used as intended. The interior, however, was finished later. The pulpit was only built in 1747, the main altar and interior walls were painted and gilded only in 1780-1781 by Veres Mátyás and his wife, Perger Krisztina. The interior of the church got its current look in 1928, after the artist Muresan Herceg Ferenc repainted it.
Text and photo source: http://www.odorhei-turism.ro/
Cetăţii, Odorheiu Secuiesc 535600, Romania
Church
In 1334, a Church is mentioned in the written sources as Sancto Abraham. The predecessor of today's building existed during the Middle Ages in a place called "The Church Grounds". The church was covered with mural paintings. It was probably built in the 13th century, and it was demolished in 1802. Today’s Unitarian
Church was built in the same place, between 1803 and 1811.
The ceiling of the new church probably comes in part (the Western) from the old one, but even that couldn’t be older than the end of the 18th century.
Perhaps the bell was contemporary with the old church. According to the capital letters, it dates back to the fourteenth century. The text say: "O REX GLORIE VENI HOW PACE." The bell is preserved today at the National Museum in Budapest.
Text and photo source: http://virtualisszekelyfold.ro/
Avrămești 537010, Romania
Church
The Unitarian Church was rebuilt between 1720 and 1750, renewed in 1821, 1971 and 2011.
The Church is on a mound to the East of the main road (on the left), on the street leading to the market. It is surrounded by a fortified stone wall. The organ of the church was built in 1822.
The Unitarian Cemetery has funerary monuments called "kopjafa", wonderful products of folk art, sculpted objects symbolizing the man, woman or child.
Strada Pieții 77, Corund 537060, Romania
Church
On a hill to the village Inlăceni/Énlaka be seen a fortified church dating from the fifteenth century. When lifting the first church on this surface, were used materials from Roman houses. In the bottom of the triumphal arch you can see a piece of a votive altar with the inscription.
In the second part of the XVth century the old church it was rebuilt, but in 1661 has been on fire by the Turks. In rebuilding the collapsed canopy was fitted cassette, made by carpenter András Szász and painted by György Dako Muzsnai in1668. The most valuable is a Unitarian slogan "One God" with character Hun-Scythian. At the current reformed the believers of the village went to the Unitarian religion. From medieval church was preserved a door frame, the monstrance niche and in the southeast wall a window of stone lattice.
In 1743 was built the stone wall around the church, there are only two entries. One next is to the tower, other on the north part, made in 1745 and 1753. The 31 m high tower, which houses two bells, was built between 1830-1833, replacing wooden steeple.
The small bell was cast in 1797 and the higher in 1925. Under the tower is an input, which continues on a covered corridor up at the church entrance. The sanctuary is polygonal and has 5 abutments. Inside the church, at the meeting ship with sanctuary is a thick triumphal arch. That is housed in the pulpit and the pulpit crown. The inscribed Lord's table was made in 1759, the pulpit crown in 1758, and the organ in 1848.
The church can be visited by prior appointment.
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Photo: Mihálydeák Antal
Inlăceni/Énlaka, Romania
Church
The historic church in the center of the village, at the beginning of the Church Street, was built at the end of the XIV century, in place of its gothic predecessor.
The church was surrounded by an oval fortress wall, reinforced by 6 protective towers, the entrance being under the medieval tower, built separately from the church.
Today we can find only the gate tower and the ruins of the fortress wall, built in the 17th century.
The new church was built on a north-south axis, with the following inscription on the façade: "It was built in the years 1888-1889, on the site of the church built in the 12th century and modified in the 16th century." The Gothic church is decorated with medieval murals, important in the history of art.
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DJ133, Petreni 537186, Romania
Church
The Unitarian parish of Odorhei was established in 1872, and the idea of building a church arose in 1882. The parish was erected in 1897, but the monumental church on Beclean Street was completed between 1906 and 1908. The designer of the basilica was the architect Pákei Lajos, the constructor being Fekete Benjamin.
Text and photo source: http://www.odorhei-turism.ro/
DN13A 52, Odorheiu Secuiesc 535600, Romania
Restaurant
Family-friendly restaurant
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