Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj
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The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Blaj
, Romania
is a Romanian Greek Catholic
cathedral
commissioned by bishop
Inocențiu Micu-Klein
in 1738. The church was built by Viennese
architects
Anton Erhard Martinelli
and Johann Baptist Martinelli
, being completed in 1749.
The building was extended in 1838, when the two monumental towers were added.
Blaj
Blaj is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 20,758 inhabitants.The landmark of the city is the fact that it was the principal religious and cultural center of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church in Transylvania....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
is a Romanian Greek Catholic
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic is an Eastern Catholic Church which is in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It is ranked as a Major Archiepiscopal Church and uses the Byzantine liturgical rite in the Romanian language....
cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
commissioned by bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Inocențiu Micu-Klein
Inocentiu Micu-Klein
Iaoan Inocenţiu Micu-Klein was a Bishop of Făgăraş and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church from 1730 to his resignation in 1751...
in 1738. The church was built by Viennese
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
architects
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Anton Erhard Martinelli
Anton Erhard Martinelli
Anton Erhard Martinelli was an Austrian architect and master-builder of Italian descent.Martinelli was born in Vienna. He was the son of architect Franz Martinelli....
and Johann Baptist Martinelli
Johann Baptist Martinelli
Johann Baptist Martinelli or Giovanni Battista Martinelli was an Austrian architect and constructor of Italian descent.He was the son of architect Franz Martinelli...
, being completed in 1749.
The building was extended in 1838, when the two monumental towers were added.