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Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
(Romanian: Catedrala Sfânta Treime)
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Blaj.
Religion
AffiliationRomanian Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMajor cathedral
Year consecrated1749
Location
LocationBlaj, Romania
Geographic coordinates46°10′25″N 23°55′23″E / 46.17361°N 23.92306°E / 46.17361; 23.92306
Architecture
Architect(s)Anton Erhard Martinelli
Johann Baptist Martinelli
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1741
Completed1749
Construction cost61,000 florins
Dome(s)2

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Romanian: Catedrala Sfânta Treime) in Blaj, Romania is a Romanian Greek Catholic cathedral commissioned by bishop Inocențiu Micu-Klein in 1738. The church was built by Viennese architects Anton Erhard Martinelli and Johann Baptist Martinelli, being completed in 1749.

The building was extended in 1838, when the two monumental towers were added.

Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral
The interior of the Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral

References

  1. Orth, Samuel Peter (1910-01-01). Biographical. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
  2. "The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj, Romguide tourism Romania". www.romguide.net. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  3. Ogden, Alan (2000-01-01). Romania revisited: on the trail of English travellers 1602-1941. Center for Romanian Studies. ISBN 9789739432054.
  4. Porumb, Marius. "Catedrala Sfânta Treime din Blaj la 1751". Acta Musei (in Romanian). 32. Cluj-Napoca: 353–57.


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