Assumption Cathedral, Zalău

Assumption Cathedral
Basic information
Affiliation Romanian Greek-Catholic (to 1948)
Romanian Orthodox (since 1948)
Municipality Zalău
Year consecrated September 9, 1934
Architect(s) Antoniu Salerbeck
General contractor Ratz and Attl
Groundbreaking July 13, 1930
Completed 1934

The Assumption Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului) is a church in Zalău, Romania, built by the Greek-Catholic Church between 1930 and 1934.

History

The groundbreaking took place on July 13, 1930. The Assumption Cathedral was consacreted on September 9, 1934 by the bishop of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare Valeriu Traian Frențiu. The church was built by the company of Ratz and Attl from Cluj. The parish priest was Traian Trufaşiu.[1] Since its construction, the church has been a pilgrimage destination on the feast of the Assumption of Mary (August 15).[2]

The building has belonged to the Romanian Orthodox Church since 1948, when the new communist regime banned the Greek-Catholic Church. The latter claims it as its rightful property.[3]

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Coordinates: 47°10′55″N 23°03′06″E / 47.182042°N 23.051805°E / 47.182042; 23.051805

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