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St Ladislaus' Church is the oldest surviving Baroque church in Oradea (Nagyv\u00e1rad) and served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Oradea until 1780. Standing on the main square of the New Town, the parish church became a symbol of the city's Hungarian community in 1964, when a three-day vigil and human chain of the faithful prevented its demolition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The church was built by Cardinal Imre Cs\u00e1ky, Bishop of Oradea, at the centre of the new quarter that grew up after the Ottoman occupation; work began around 1720. The cathedral chapter moved into the completed chancel on 10 January 1723, a date the parish still regards as its birthday. According to the chronogram above the main entrance, the nave was finished in 1733, and the chancel was completed in 1741 under Bishop Mikl\u00f3s Cs\u00e1ky. Bishop P\u00e1l Forg\u00e1ch consecrated the building on 23 May 1756; it was the third cathedral of the diocese, the first two having stood in the medieval fortress. In the 1760s the bishop's orchestra was directed by Michael Haydn and Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf.<\/p>\n

After the new basilica was completed in 1780, St Ladislaus' became a parish church. Its tower was built in front of the west fa\u00e7ade around 1800, and in 1908 Gyula Thury painted the vaults at the request of Vilmos Frakn\u00f3i. In May 1964 the communist authorities ordered the church demolished on urban-planning grounds. After the Pentecost Sunday Mass on 17 May, the faithful \u2013 regardless of denomination \u2013 guarded the building day and night for three days, surrounding it with prayer and song, until the city leadership backed down. Every Whit Monday the parish commemorates the rescue with a candle-lighting ceremony; a memorial plaque was unveiled in 2009.<\/p>\n

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The most valuable piece in the single-nave, barrel-vaulted interior is the Baroque high altar of the 1730s, the oldest altar still in use in Oradea. Its altarpiece, painted by Friedrich Silcher in 1863, shows King St Ladislaus handing the keys of the city to the Bishop of Oradea. The four side altars date from the 18th century, their paintings from the 19th; the gilded pulpit and the relics of the St Boniface altar also deserve attention. The parish celebrated its 300th anniversary on 10 January 2023, after which a complete restoration lasting about two and a half years followed: Bishop L\u00e1szl\u00f3 B\u00f6cskei reconsecrated the renewed church on 20 September 2026.<\/p>\n

Pilgrimage feast:<\/strong> 27 June, the feast of King St Ladislaus.<\/p>\n

Visiting:<\/strong> the church stands on St Ladislaus Square (Pia\u021ba Unirii), on the left bank of the Cri\u0219ul Repede at the foot of St Ladislaus Bridge, opposite the City Hall; it is an easy walk from the old town and the basilica. A bronze statue of Padre Pio (2002) stands in its garden. It is a working parish church; outside Mass times, check the parish website for visiting arrangements.<\/p>\n

Sources: St Ladislaus Parish, Oradea<\/a> \u00b7 Magyar Kur\u00edr<\/a> \u00b7 M\u00e1ria R\u00e1di\u00f3 Transylvania<\/a> \u00b7 Maszol<\/a> \u00b7 Miserend.hu<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Valentina datcu \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro<\/a> \u00b7 Photo: Leontin l \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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