The Ascension Cathedral ( ro, Catedrala înălțarea Domnului or Catedrala romano-catolică Înălțarea Domnului) also called Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Ascension. It is the name given to a religious building belonging to the
Catholic Church and serves as the cathedral church of the
diocese of Satu Mare. It is located in the city of
Satu Mare
Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...
, in the northern part of
Romania.
The Satu Mare cathedral was built between 1830 and 1837 according to plans by József Hilda, using parts of the former baroque cathedral (built in 1786). External architectural details are mostly
neoclassical style, while inside prevail
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
features.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Romania
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Romania
Churches in Satu Mare
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1837
Historic monuments in Satu Mare County
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Romania