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.Photo: Leontin l, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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
- Wheelchair access: limited
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
Photo: Istvánka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piața Unirii is the largest and most important square in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. The square is one of the largest in Romania, with dimensions of 220 m by 160 m. Unirii Square is situated 230 metres west of Transfiguration Cathedral.
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
Photo: JøMa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zorilor is a southern district of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. It consists largely of blocks of flats ranging from 4 to 10 storeys. The district is home to the Observator student housing campus.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.76929° or 46° 46′ 9″ northLongitude
23.59262° or 23° 35′ 33″ eastElevation
328 metres (1,076 feet)Open location code
8GR5QH9V+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 202393354OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
13403911Wikidata ID
Q831528
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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”
- 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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