Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Blaj

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
(Romanian: *Catedrala Sfânta Treime*)
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity; (Romanian: Catedrala Sfânta Treime)
	Holy Trinity Cathedral in Blaj.
Religion
Affiliation	Romanian Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Major cathedral
Year consecrated	1749
Location
Location	Blaj, Romania
Geographic coordinates	46°10′25″N 23°55′23″E / 46.17361°N 23.92306°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Anton Erhard Martinelli; Johann Baptist Martinelli
Type	Church
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1741
Completed	1749
Construction cost	61,000 Austrian florins
Dome(s)	2

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity^[1] (Romanian: 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.

Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral

The interior of the Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral

References[]

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

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