St. Martin of Tours Cathedral, Mukacheve

The St. Martin of Tours Cathedral[1] (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.[2][3]

St. Martin of Tours Cathedral
Кафедральний собор св. Мартина з Туру
LocationMukacheve
Country Ukraine
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Internal view

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 of the Latins(Dioecesis Munkacsiensis Latinorum; Єпархія Мукачево) that was created by bull Cum Transcarpatiae of Pope John Paul II.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Ukraine
  • St. Martin of Tours

References
  1. Cathedral of St. Martin of Tours
  2. Administrator. "The Catedral". www.munkacs-diocese.org. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  3. "ukrainian.travel". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09.

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