{"id":1831,"date":"2026-11-07T12:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T11:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peregrinus.hu\/nagyboldogasszony-bazilika-nagyvarad\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T12:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T11:34:54","slug":"basilica-of-the-assumption-oradea","status":"publish","type":"cpt_services","link":"https:\/\/peregrinus.hu\/en\/nagyboldogasszony-bazilika-nagyvarad\/","title":{"rendered":"Basilica of the Assumption \u2013 Oradea (Nagyv\u00e1rad)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The largest Baroque church in Romania and the centre of the cult of King Saint Ladislaus: the Roman Catholic cathedral of Oradea (Nagyv\u00e1rad) is the most important pilgrimage site of the Partium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Its foundation stone was laid by Bishop P\u00e1l Forg\u00e1ch on 1 May 1752. Construction was completed in December 1779, and the church was consecrated by Bishop L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Kollonits on 25 June 1780. Franz Anton Hillebrandt and Giovanni Battista Ricca were involved in its design and construction, and from 1762 the work was continued by Domenico Lucchini.<\/p>\n<p>The central nave of the twin-towered church is 70 metres long, its walls are clad in marble from Va\u0219c\u0103u and Carrara, and its organ was a gift of Maria Theresa. Pope John Paul II raised it to the rank of minor basilica in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>After his death in 1095, King Saint Ladislaus was buried in the cathedral of V\u00e1rad \u2013 the medieval predecessor of today's Baroque church \u2013 and he was canonised by Pope Celestine III in 1192. In 1775 Ferenc Zichy, Bishop of Gy\u0151r, donated a fragment of the king's skull relic to the cathedral; the relic is kept in an ornate reliquary bust (herm). The statue of Saint Ladislaus in front of the church was moved to its present place in 1921.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pilgrimage feast:<\/strong> The titular feast of the basilica is the Assumption of Mary, 15 August. The diocesan Saint Ladislaus pilgrimage day is held on the fifth Sunday of Easter: after Mass the herm of Saint Ladislaus is carried in procession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visiting:<\/strong> The cathedral stands next to the Baroque bishop's palace and the Canons' Row (Strada \u0218irul Canonicilor 2). The ensemble is one of the main sights of Oradea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#888;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:4px\">Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/hu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagyv%C3%A1radi_r%C3%B3mai_katolikus_sz%C3%A9kesegyh%C3%A1z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magyarkurir.hu\/hirek\/szent-laszlo-herma-toertenete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magyar Kur\u00edr \u2013 the St Ladislaus herm<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magyarkurir.hu\/hirek\/szent-laszlo-unnepe-nagyvaradon-ne-csak-csodaloi-hanem-epitoi-legyunk-az-egysegnek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magyar Kur\u00edr \u2013 St Ladislaus Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#888;margin-top:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:2025-05-03_Oradea_Roman_Catholic_Basilica.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo: Szilas \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The largest Baroque church in Romania and centre of the cult of King Saint Ladislaus, whose reliquary bust is kept here.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":990007,"featured_media":1830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-1831","cpt_services","type-cpt_services","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_services_group-erdely-partium"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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