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. It was built between 1925 and 1934 on the initiative of Archpriest Ştefan Rusu. As the seat of an archpriest and not a bishop, it is a church and not technically a cathedral, but is commonly referred to as such. The Cathedral's cornerstone was laid on May 10, 1925, an event witnessed by, among others, the Minister of Religious Affairs,

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, Bishop

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, and

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, who was a government minister at the time. The cathedral was built according to the plans of architect Victor Vlad of the

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, in the form of a

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. The total cost of the building was estimated at 20 million lei. The iconostasis was built in 1934 by Traian Bobletec of Nazna, while the bells were cast at

Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...

. Due to lack of funding, murals of the interior were only completed in 1986. Image:Catedrala Mare Targu Mures 02.JPG, View from Roses' Square Image:Catedrala ortodoxaTM1.jpg, Interior

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