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

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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

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. After the

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was suppressed in 1773, Empress

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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

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