Piarist 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.

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Email: iroda@szmk.ro
Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: heritage site in Cluj County, Romania
Also known as: “Biserica Iezuiților din Cluj”, “Biserica Piaristă Cluj-Napoca”, “Biserica Piariștilor, azi biserica romano-catolică „Sf. Treime””, “Biserica Universității”, “Cluj-Napoca Piarists’ Church”, “kolozsvári jezsuita templom”, and “Piarist Church, Cluj”
Address: Strada Universității 5, Cluj-Napoca, 400091

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Unirii Square and Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy.

Unirii Square

Square

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Piața Unirii is the largest and most important square in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. Unirii Square is situated 220 metres north of Piarist Church.

Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy

University

Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy is an educational institution located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy is situated 190 metres northeast of Piarist Church.

Transfiguration Cathedral

Church

Transfiguration Cathedral

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The Transfiguration Cathedral, also known as the… Transfiguration Cathedral is situated 220 metres northeast of Piarist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zorilor and Gruia.

Zorilor

Suburb

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Zorilor is a southern district of Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

Gruia

Suburb

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Gruia is a district to the north-west of the center of Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

Gheorgheni

Suburb

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Gheorgheni is a district located in the south-east of Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

Piarist Church

Categories: piarist church, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

46.76785° or 46° 46′ 4″ north

Longitude

23.59062° or 23° 35′ 26″ east

Wheelchair access

no

Open location code

8GR5QH9R+46

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Piarist Church” goes by many names.

Czech: “Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice”
French: “Église de la Sainte-Trinité de Cluj”
French: “église des piaristes de la Trinité de Cluj”
German: “Piaristenkirche (Cluj-Napoca)”
German: “Piaristenkirche”
Hungarian: “kolozsvári piarista templom”
Hungarian: “Piarista templom”
Romanian: “Biserica Piariștilor din Cluj-Napoca”
Romanian: “Biserica Piariștilor din Cluj”
Romanian: “Biserica Piariștilor”
Slovak: “Piaristický kostol”
Spanish: “Iglesia Piarista de Cluj-Napoca”
Ukrainian: “Піарська церква (Клуж)”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cinema Arta and Mineralogical Museum of ‘Babes-Bolyai’ University.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bolyai János and Florian Ștefănescu Goangă.

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