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.
- 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 Universității”, “Cluj-Napoca Piarists’ Church”, and “Piarist Church, Cluj”
- Address: Strada Universității 5, Cluj-Napoca, 400091
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unirii Square and Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy.
Unirii Square
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. Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy is situated 190 metres northeast of Piarist Church.
Transfiguration Cathedral
Church
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. Transfiguration Cathedral is situated 220 metres northeast of Piarist Church.
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.
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
Open location code
8GR5QH9R+46
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
OpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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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 jezsuita templom”
- Hungarian: “kolozsvári piarista templom”
- Hungarian: “Piarista templom”
- Romanian: “Biserica Piariștilor din Cluj-Napoca”
- Romanian: “Biserica Piariștilor din Cluj”
- Romanian: “Biserica Piariștilor, azi biserica romano-catolică „Sf. Treime””
- Romanian: “Biserica Piariștilor”
- Slovak: “Piaristický kostol”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Piarista de Cluj-Napoca”
- Ukrainian: “Піарська церква (Клуж)”
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