The Târnăveni Unitarian Church is a Unitarian church located at 9 Piața Primăriei,

Târnăveni Târnăveni (, historically Diciosânmartin; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Dicsőszentmárton'', ; German language, German: ''Sankt Martin'', earlier ''Marteskirch'') is a Municipalities of Romania, city in Mureș County, central Romania. It li ...

, Romania. Originally built in a Gothic style, the church's most distinct feature is its 99-panel painted coffered ceiling made in 1769 by János Váradi. Aside from typical Protestant symbolism, includes unique figurative designs such as a hand holding a sword, a chessboard, laughing grapevines and a sickle swinging through a wheat field. The pulpit roof is a high-quality work, carved in 1764 in a

Kolozsvár Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

carpentry workshop. The parapet of the western and eastern galleries is painted yellow.Description
at Műemlékem.hu The church is listed as a

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. According to this source, the church began to be built in the late 13th century, with work lasting through the 16th, and further construction being carried out in the 18th and 19th.Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Mureș

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