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St. Elisabeth of Hungary Franciscan Church and Monastery

Biserica Romano-Catolică​
St. Elisabeth of Hungary Franciscan Church and Monastery
Biserica Romano-Catolică​
Szaszvaros ferences templom es kolostor
Oguszt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church and monastery
Current function:
church and monastery, orphanage / children's shelter
Address:
Strada Luminii
Historical Hungarian county:
Hunyad
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.8389773559, 23.1996975589
Google map:

History

There are records of Franciscans settling in the town in 1239. In 1344 it also had a house for the Beguines. In 1302 it was the seat of the Transylvanian Franciscan order. The predecessor of the present church was built in the 14th century. After the Reformation, it was mainly used by the Unitarians, and stood in ruins between 1661 and 1730. The Franciscan monks returned in 1725 and the Roman Catholic parish was reorganised in 1730. Around this time they rebuilt their monastery and in 1749 a new church was built. A Franciscan school was also established in 1739. The church was enlarged in 1880 with a large nave.

After 1989 it was the seat of the Transylvanian Province of the Franciscan Order until 1997. In 1999, the St. Elizabeth Children's Home of the St. Francis Foundation of Déva started its activities in the monastery.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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