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Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Tulcea
St. Nicholas Cathedral ( ro, Catedrala Sf. Nicolae) is a Romanian Orthodox cathedral located at 37 Progresului Street in Tulcea, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, and is the see of the Diocese of Tulcea. The original church on the site, a small wooden structure, was built in the 18th century by Romanian refugees from nearby Beștepe, who fled depredation by bashi-bazouk soldiers, preferring the security of Tulcea. Regular services were conducted in Romanian by a priest from Transylvania. Later, the community received special approval to raise a larger church, complete with domes, becoming the town's first such building.Cuțui, p. 395 The present cathedral was begun in 1862, with the benediction of Metropolitan Dionisie of Durostor. In 1867, while traveling to Constantinople for his investiture, Prince Carol I of Romania stopped at the nearly finished church, donating a metal chalice and a hundred gold coins.Cuțui, p. 397 The Ottoman authorities closed the church in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tulcea (; also known by other #Names, alternative names) is a city in Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is the administrative center of Tulcea County, and had a population of 73,707 . One village, Tudor Vladimirescu, is administered by the city. Names The city is known in Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Тулча, Romanization of Cyrillic, romanized: ''Tulcha''; in Greek language, Greek as Αιγισσός, Romanization of Greek, romanized: ''Aegyssus''; in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Tulcsa''; and in Turkish language, Turkish as ''Tulça''. History Tulcea was founded in the 7th century B.C. under the name of ''Aegyssus'', mentioned in the documents of Procopius and Diodorus of Sicily (3rd century BC). In his ''Ex Ponto'', Ovid recorded a local tradition that ascribed its name to a mythical founder, ''Aegisos the Caspian''. After the fighting from 1215 AD the Roman empire, Romans conquered the town. They rebu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
