Hungary
Southern Transdanubia
Baranya County

Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, formerly known as the Mosque of Pasha Qasim is a Catholic church in , , which was a mosque in the 16–17th century due to the Ottoman conquest.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Pécs, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Gazi Kasım Paşa Camii”, “Gázi Kászim pasa dzsámija, belvárosi templom”, and “Mosque of Pasha Qasim”
  • Address: Széchenyi tér, 7621
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Theatre of Pécs and Pécs Gallery.

Theater building
Photo: Thaler Tamas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main theatre of , . is situated 240 metres southeast of Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Art gallery
Photo: Bencemac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an art gallery.

Library
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The , Klimo Collection or Episcopal Library established in 1774 is the first public library of . It was established in by György Klimó, Bishop of Pécs and it is still operating. is situated 130 metres northwest of Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pécs and Kozármisleny.

Photo: Pilgab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the south-west of . is the administrative and economic centre of . The city has a Mediterranean atmosphere and is treasure trove of science, arts and sacrality.

Town
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is a town in , southern . It is south-east of the city of . is situated 6 km southeast of Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Latitude
46.07705° or 46° 4′ 37″ north
Longitude
18.22794° or 18° 13′ 41″ east
Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)
Height
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8FRW36GH+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30955705
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q932746
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع غازي قاسم باشا”
  • Bengali: “পাশা কাশিম মসজিদ”
  • Chinese: “卡西姆帕夏清真寺”
  • Dutch: “Gázi Kászim pasa moskee”
  • Dutch: “Mosque of Pasha Qasim”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد غازى قاسم باشا”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de Kandela Festo”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Prezento de Jesuo”
  • French: “Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Chandeleur de Pécs”
  • French: “église Notre-Dame-de-la-Chandeleur”
  • French: “Mosquée de Gázi Kászim pacha”
  • German: “Ghazi-Kasim-Pascha-Moschee”
  • German: “Moschee Gazi Khassim”
  • Hungarian: “belvárosi templom”
  • Hungarian: “Gázi Kászim pasa dzsámija”
  • Hungarian: “Gyertyaszentelő Boldogasszony-templom”
  • Hungarian: “Kászim pasa dzsámija”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Pasha Qasim”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Gazi Kasim Pasha”
  • Malay: “Masjid Pasha Qasim”
  • Polish: “Kościół Matki Boskiej Gromnicznej w Peczu”
  • Polish: “Kościół Matki Boskiej Gromnicznej”
  • Polish: “Meczet Gazi Kasıma Paszy”
  • Serbian: “Џамија Касим паше”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja paše Kasima”
  • Tatar: “Гази Касыйм паша мәчете”
  • Turkish: “Gazi Kasım Paşa Camii”
  • Urdu: “مسجد پاشا قاسم”
  • Western Mari: “Гази Касим Паша мечеть”

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