Nativity of Virgin Mary church
Nativity of Virgin Mary church is a church in Budapest, Central Hungary. Nativity of Virgin Mary church is situated nearby to the fountain Virágmadár díszkút, as well as near Egyetem tér.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic church in Budapest District V
- Also known as: “Egyetemi Kisboldogasszony-templom”, “egyetemi templom”, and “University church”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Petőfi Literary Museum and Great Market Hall.
Petőfi Literary Museum
Museum
Great Market Hall
Marketplace
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall, Market Hall I is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest, Hungary. The idea of building such a large market hall arose from the first mayor of Budapest, Károly Kamermayer, and it was his largest investment. Great Market Hall is situated 460 metres south of Nativity of Virgin Mary church.
ELTE University Library
Library
Photo: Misibacsi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
ELTE University Library is situated 210 metres north of Nativity of Virgin Mary church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pest and Budapest’s Palace District.
Pest
Suburb
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pest is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873.
Budapest’s Palace District
Suburb
Budapest's Palotanegyed forms an inner part of Pest, the eastern half of Budapest. Known until the communist period as the ‘Magnates’ Quarter’, it consists of the most westerly part of the city's Eighth District, or Józsefváros, which was named on 7 November 1777 after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, who reigned 1765-1790.
Belváros
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belváros or Downtown is the V. District of Budapest. It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.
Nativity of Virgin Mary church
- Categories: filial church, university church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.49073° or 47° 29′ 27″ northLongitude
19.05804° or 19° 3′ 29″ eastInception
1742Open location code
8FVXF3R5+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 24711190OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q463335
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Nativity of Virgin Mary church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布达佩斯圣母堂”
- Czech: “kostel Narození Panny Marie v Budapešti”
- Czech: “Univerzitní kostel v Budapešti”
- Dutch: “Universiteitskerk (Boedapest)”
- Dutch: “Universiteitskerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه جامعة سانت مارى العذراء”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo de Naskiĝo de Maria”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Naskiĝo de Maria”
- Finnish: “Yliopistokirkko”
- German: “Universitätskirche”
- Hungarian: “Egyetemi templom”
- Hungarian: “Kisboldogasszony-templom”
- Hungarian: “volt pálos templom”
- Italian: “chiesa universitaria”
- Italian: “Chiesa universitaria”
- Romanian: “Biserica Universităţii din Budapesta”
- Romanian: “Biserica Universității din Budapesta”
- Russian: “Университетская церковь”
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