Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bratislava
Cathedral Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Katedrálny chrám Povýšenia vznešeného a životodarného kríža | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Year consecrated | 1860 |
Location | |
Location | Old Town borough of Bratislava, Slovakia |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ignác Feigler jr. |
Type | Neo-Renaissance with neo-Gothic features |
Completed | 1860 |
Website | |
English homepage Gréckokatolícky farský úrad Bratislava |
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Slovak: Chrám Povýšenia vznešeného a životodarného kríža) is a cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was built in the year 1860 at the edge of St. Andrew's cemetery (Ondrejský cintorín). Since 1972, the church belongs to Slovak Greek Catholic Church. It is the cathedral church of the Eparchy of Bratislava since 2008.[1]
History
[edit]The founding stone was laid on May 13, 1859. The church was consecrated by Archbishop of Esztergom, cardinal János Scitovszky (Slovak: Ján Scitovský) on September 14, 1860.
Today, liturgy is both in Slovak and Old Church Slavonic.
See also
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[edit]External links
[edit]- Information about the Cathedral (in Slovak)
- Parish homepage (english) Archived 2020-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- 3D panoramas of the Church Archived 2019-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
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