The Tocile Church is a

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church located at 57 Vasile Saftu Street,

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...

, Romania. Located in the Tocile section of

Șcheii Brașovului Șcheii Brașovului ( hu, Bolgárszeg, german: Belgerei or more recently ''Obere Vorstadt''; traditional Romanian name: ''Bulgărimea'', colloquially ''Șchei'') is the old ethnically Bulgarian and Romanian neighborhood of Brașov, a city in southe ...

, it is dedicated to the

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. In the late 18th century, there were over 1000 Orthodox families in Șchei, all assigned to St. Nicholas Church. After numerous petitions, the residents of the Tocile area were permitted to build a chchurch in 1812. Construction began in 1824, with the ''

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'' list being headed by

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. Completed the following year, the church was consecrated in 1831 by Bishop

Vasile Moga Vasile Moga (; 1774 – October 17, 1845) was an Imperial Austrian ethnic Romanian bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. A native of Sebeș, he was a parish priest for some years before being made bishop of Transylvania. The first Romanian to ...

. In 1855, when the parish numbered 1395 members, repairs were done on the roof, facade and cemetery walls, to which gates were added in 1860.Description
at the Brașov archpriest’s district site The church is in Gothic Revival style, its central nave of stone and brick measuring 35 by 11.5 meters at the apses and 32 meters high. The clock on the spire dates to 1857 and cost 600

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, donated by two

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families. The church was painted during the same year:

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did the altar murals, while

Mișu Popp Mișu Popp (March 19, 1827 – March 6, 1892) was a Romanian painter and muralist. Biography Born in Brașov, in the Principality of Transylvania, he was the eighth child of Ioan Popp Moldovan de Galați (1774–1869) and Elena (1783–1867 ...

is attributed part of the

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and the rest of the church. Only a small area above the north door was painted later. The ensemble was restored in 2001–2003. The nearby graveyard features old crosses and the resting places of prominent locals.

Andrei Mureșanu Andrei Mureșanu (; November 16, 1816 in Bistrița – October 12, 1863 in Brașov) was a Romanian poet and revolutionary of Transylvania. Born in a family of a small business owner in the countryside, he studied philosophy and theology i ...

lay there until 1883, when his remains were moved to the more central Groaveri Cemetery. The church is listed as a

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by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, as are the 1781 parish house and the cemetery.Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Brașov

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