The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St Michael the Archangel[1] (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony székesegyház), commonly known as Vác Cathedral,[2] is a religious building in the Catholic Church that serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Vác, is located in the city of Vác[3] in Hungary.[4]
The diocese was founded in 1004 under Stephen I. The present church is the fifth structure on this site. The first cathedral was built in 1074, the same site of the present, but was destroyed in the fourteenth century, during the invasions of the Mongols. During the Ottoman occupation of Hungary the last remnants of the wall collapsed. Some of the residues are still visible today. Only after the departure of the Turks was possible to build a new church.
Construction work began in 1761. Already in 1772 the cathedral was consecrated. The work continued until its completion in 1777. In 1944 during World War II a Soviet bomb hit the dome without actually detonating so a cool church parishioners remember what considered a "miracle".
vác, cathedral, other, cathedrals, dedicated, assumption, assumption, cathedral, disambiguation, cathedral, assumption, blessed, virgin, michael, archangel, hungarian, nagyboldogasszony, székesegyház, commonly, known, religious, building, catholic, church, tha. For other cathedrals dedicated to the Assumption see Assumption Cathedral disambiguation The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St Michael the Archangel 1 Hungarian Nagyboldogasszony szekesegyhaz commonly known as Vac Cathedral 2 is a religious building in the Catholic Church that serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Vac is located in the city of Vac 3 in Hungary 4 Assumption CathedralNagyboldogasszony szekesegyhazLocationVacCountry HungaryDenominationRoman Catholic Church The diocese was founded in 1004 under Stephen I The present church is the fifth structure on this site The first cathedral was built in 1074 the same site of the present but was destroyed in the fourteenth century during the invasions of the Mongols During the Ottoman occupation of Hungary the last remnants of the wall collapsed Some of the residues are still visible today Only after the departure of the Turks was possible to build a new church Construction work began in 1761 Already in 1772 the cathedral was consecrated The work continued until its completion in 1777 In 1944 during World War II a Soviet bomb hit the dome without actually detonating so a cool church parishioners remember what considered a miracle See also editRoman Catholicism in Hungary List of cathedrals in Hungary nbsp Internal viewReferences edit Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St Michael the Archangel in Vac Mena Dante 1 June 2006 Adventure Guide to Hungary Hunter Publishing Inc ISBN 9781588435767 Phillips Adrian Scotchmer Jo 15 April 2010 Hungary Bradt Travel Guides ISBN 9781841622859 Bedford Neal Fallon Steve Dunford Lisa 1 January 2009 Hungary Lonely Planet ISBN 9781741046946 47 46 33 N 19 07 53 E 47 7759 N 19 1314 E 47 7759 19 1314 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vac Cathedral amp oldid 1002629636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
