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St. Martin of Tours Cathedral, Mukacheve

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Location
  
Mukacheve

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic Church

Country
  
Ukraine

St. Martin of Tours Cathedral, Mukacheve

Address
  
Myru St, 2, Mukacheve, Zakarpats'ka oblast, Ukraine, 89600

Similar
  
Saint Nicholas Monastery, Pamyatnik Trubochistu, Mukachevo Town Hall, Castell Beregvár, Palanok Castle

The St. Martin of Tours Cathedral (Ukrainian: Кафедральний собор св. Мартина з Туру ) also called Mukacheve Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Mukacheve in the west part of European country of Ukraine.

The church is decorated with a light brown tone. Its main and highest tower is adorned with a clock, and the entrance gate was decorated with a vaulted arch and columns. It has an adjoining chapel dedicated to St. Joseph is located near the temple dates back to the fourteenth century. The church was built between 1904 and 1905 in an eclectic style. In Soviet times, it was closed by the authorities of the local communist party. In 1990 it was returned to the Catholic faithful. Since 2002, it is the cathedral of the new diocese of Mukachevo (Dioecesis Munkacsiensis Latinorum; Єпархія Мукачево) that was created by bull Cum Transcarpatiae of Pope John Paul II.

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St. Martin of Tours Cathedral, Mukacheve Wikipedia