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Former Greek Catholic Church, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Orthodox Church

Biserica Adormirea Maicii Domnului
Former Greek Catholic Church, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Orthodox Church
Biserica Adormirea Maicii Domnului
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Orthodox
Address:
Strada Dragoș Vodă
Historical Hungarian county:
Máramaros
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.9292474, 23.8933925981
Google map:

History

The church was built in 1892 with the donation of the faithful and Lónyai János, ispán of Máramaros County. In 1948 the Greek Catholic denomination was banned, and the church was given to the Orthodox.

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