Holy Cross Cathedral is a Greek Catholic cathedral of Eparchy of Mukachevo in

Uzhhorod Uzhhorod ( uk, У́жгород, , ; ) is a city and municipality on the river Uzh in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, the Adriatic and the ...

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. It is dedicated to the

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The Baroque church was built in 1646 at the behest of the

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from funds donated by the Drugeth noble family. It sustained some damage during Rákóczi's War of Independence. After the

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was suppressed in 1773, Empress Maria Theresa allowed the Greek Catholics to take possession of the building. It was renovated to László Fabri's Neoclassical designs in 1848. During the Soviet period (1945–1991) the building was transferred to the

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. On October 10, 1991, after the legalization and restoration of the Greek Catholic Church, the cathedral was returned to the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo. On June 28, 2003, the relics of Blessed Theodore Romzha were translated to the cathedral.Holy Cross Greek Catholic Cathedral, Uzhhorod Ukraine
/ref> According to the official website of the Eparchy of Mukachevo, it still does not have its episcopal residence.History and the present state of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo
Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo website. 30 December 2010

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Holy Cross Greek Catholic Cathedral, Uzhhorod Ukraine

Buildings and structures in Uzhhorod Religious buildings and structures completed in 1646 1646 establishments in the Kingdom of Hungary Tourist attractions in Zakarpattia Oblast

Uzhorod Uzhhorod ( uk, У́жгород, , ; ) is a city and municipality on the river Uzh in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, the Adriatic and the ...

Neoclassical church buildings in Ukraine {{Ukraine-church-stub

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