Basilicas in Eastern Europe

I blogged about the following basilica on August 9, 2020.

• Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite, Athens, Greece.

I blogged about the following basilica on February 11, 2021.

• Cathedral Basilica of St. Tryphon, Kotor, Montenegro.

Basilica of St. Mary, Sumuleu Ciuc, Harghita, Romania

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1948.

The first church on this site was built in 1352, but many buildings have been destroyed and rebuilt over the centuries.  The current Baroque church was built between 1802 and 1824 although the interior took several more decades for completion.  This has been a pilgrimage site since the 15th Century.

The first picture is from a local source and the other two are from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Theresa of Avila, Subotica, Vojvodina, Serbia

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1974.

This is the Cathedral for the Diocese of Subotica.  The Baroque church was built between 1773 and 1779 and is decorated with several paintings.

The top picture is from a local source and the bottom picture is from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Demetrius, Sremska Mitrovica, Srem, Serbia

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1991.

The church was built in 1810 and serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of Srijem.

From Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, Oradea, Bihor, Romania

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1991.

The church is the Cathedral for the Diocese of Oradea Mare.  The Baroque church was built between 1752 and 1780. 

All from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Mary, Radna, Arad, Romania

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1992.

The Basilica is the chapel for a monastery that dates to at least the 17th Century. The current Baroque Basilica was built in the 18th Century.  The church contains a 17th Century icon of the Mother of God.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin, Cacica, Suceava, Romania

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 2000.

A salt mine opened in this region in 1798 and workers came to work there—many were from Poland.  A small chapel opened in 1810 to house a copy of “The Black Madonna.”  The church quickly drew pilgrims, and the current neo-Gothic brick church was built between 1903 and 1904.

The first picture is from Flickr and the other two are from Wikipedia.