Transfiguration Cathedral
The Transfiguration Cathedral, also known as the Minorites' Church, was donated in 1924 by the Holy See to the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church to serve as the Cathedral of the Cluj-Gherla Eparchy, after the move of the Eparchy's center from Gherla to Cluj.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Catholic
- Description: cathedral in Cluj-Napoca
- Also known as: “Catedrala Greco-Catolică „Schimbarea la Față””, “Catedrala Greco-Catolica Schimbarea la Fata”, “Transfiguration Cathedral, Cluj-Napoca”, and “Transfiguration Greek-Catholic Cathedral”
- Address: Bulevardul Eroilor 10, Cluj-Napoca, 400129
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy and Unirii Square.
Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy
University
Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy is an educational institution located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The institution was founded in 1919, and currently comprises various departments including composition, conducting, musicology, musical pedagogy, canto, choreographic pedagogy, and opera.
Unirii Square
Square
Piarist Church
Church
The Piarist Church, located at 5 Str. Universității, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was the first Roman Catholic church built in Transylvania after the Protestant Reformation, as well as the province's first Baroque church building. Piarist Church is situated 220 metres southwest of Transfiguration Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zorilor and Gruia.
Zorilor
Suburb
Gruia
Suburb
Gruia is a district to the north-west of the center of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. The area was named after Romanian hajduk Gruia Novac in 1923.
Gheorgheni
Suburb
Gheorgheni is a district located in the south-east of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. It has inherited its name from the nearby village of Gheorghieni, part of Feleacu commune.
Transfiguration Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
46.76929° or 46° 46′ 9″ north
Longitude
23.59262° or 23° 35′ 33″ east
Elevation
328 metres (1,076 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8GR5QH9V+P2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Transfiguration Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Catedral de la Transfiguració de Cluj-Napoca”
- Chinese: “主显圣容主教座堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála Proměnění Páně v Kluži”
- Czech: “Katedrála v Kluži”
- Czech: “Klužská katedrála”
- Dutch: “Transfiguration Cathedral”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه التجلى”
- French: “Cathédrale de la Transfiguration de Cluj-Napoca”
- French: “Cathédrale Grecque-catholique Schimbarea la Faţă din Cluj”
- French: “cathédrale Grecque-catholique Schimbarea la Față din Cluj”
- Georgian: “კლუჟ-ნაპოკის ფერისცვალების ტაძარი”
- German: “Minoritenkirche (Klausenburg)”
- German: “Minoritenkirche”
- German: “Verklärung des Herrn Griechisch-Katholische Kathedrale”
- Hungarian: “egykori minorita templom”
- Hungarian: “Krisztus színeváltozása székesegyház Kolozsvár”
- Hungarian: “Minorita templom”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Cluj-Napoca”
- Italian: “cattedrale della Trasfigurazione del Signore”
- Italian: “Cattedrale della Trasfigurazione del Signore”
- Romanian: “Biserica mănăstirii minorite, azi catedrala greco-catolică”
- Romanian: “Biserica Minoriților din Cluj”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Greco-Catolică Schimbarea la Faţă”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Schimbarea la Faţă din Cluj-Napoca”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Schimbarea la Față din Cluj-Napoca”
- Romanian: “Catedrala schimbarea la faţă din cluj”
- Romanian: “Catedrala schimbarea la față din cluj”
- Spanish: “catedral de la Transfiguración”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Transfiguración”
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