Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Blaj explained

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Catedrala Sfânta Treime)
Geo:46.1736°N 23.9231°W
Consecration Year:1749
Status:Major cathedral
Groundbreaking:1741
Year Completed:1749
Dome Quantity:2

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity[1] (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Catedrala Sfânta Treime) in Blaj, Romania[2] [3] 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.[4]

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Orth, Samuel Peter. Biographical. 1910-01-01. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. en.
  2. Web site: The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj, Romguide tourism Romania. www.romguide.net. 2016-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807132931/http://www.romguide.net/Visit/The-Holy-Trinity-Cathedral_vt1ec. 2016-08-07. dead.
  3. Book: Ogden, Alan. Romania revisited: on the trail of English travellers 1602-1941. 2000-01-01. Center for Romanian Studies. 9789739432054. en.
  4. Porumb. Marius. Catedrala Sfânta Treime din Blaj la 1751. Acta Musei. Cluj-Napoca. 32. 353–57. Romanian.