Holy Cross Cathedral

Local nameХресто-Воздвиженський катедральний собор
LocationUzhhorod, Ukraine

Holy Cross Cathedral is a Greek Catholic cathedral of Eparchy of Mukachevo in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. It is dedicated to the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

The Baroque church was built in 1646 at the behest of the Jesuits from funds donated by the Drugeth noble family. It sustained some damage during Rákóczi's War of Independence. After the Society of Jesus was suppressed in 1773, Empress Maria Theresa allowed the Greek Catholics to take possession of the building. It was renovated to László Fabri's Neoclassical designs in 1848.

During the Soviet period the building was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. On October 10, 1991, after the legalization and restoration of the Greek Catholic Church, the cathedral was returned to the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Catholic_Cathedral,_Uzhhorod

Official Website http://cathedral.uz.ua/

Address Капітульна вулиця, Ужгород, Ukraine

Coordinates 48°37'22.472" N 22°18'8.314" E

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