The Assumption Cathedral () also called Kalocsa Cathedral is a religious building of the Catholic church that serves as the cathedral of the
Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated ...
, located in the city of
Kalocsa
Kalocsa (; or ''Kalača''; or Калоча; ) is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater ...
, in
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
.
History
In 1050 the first church was built; it was destroyed several times over the centuries. The current cathedral was built on the remains of the previous churches, and was built between 1728 and 1774 in
Baroque style
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (i ...
. Most of the documents were lost eighteenth century, and the architect's name is uncertain. The cathedral was probably designed by Andreas Fischer Emanuel Mayerhoffera or Josef von Erlach, though it may have been designed by someone else. Part of the baroque church burned down in the late eighteenth century. The stucco on the ceiling was made by Italian masters, while the altarpiece of the Assumption is the work of Leopold Kupelwieser, a native of Vienna. Figures in front of the main altar represent kings
Stephen I Stephen I may refer to:
*Pope Stephen I, Bishop of Rome from 254 to 257
*Stephen I of Antioch, Patriarch of Antioch from 342 to 344
*Stephen I of Iberia (died 627), of the Guaramid Dynasty, presiding prince of Iberia from c. 590 to 627
*Ecumenical ...
and
Ladislas I.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Hungary
Hungarian Catholics, like elsewhere, are part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
According to a 2019 survey by Eurobarometer, 62% of Hungarians consider themselves Catholics. The Latin Church ...
*
List of cathedrals in Hungary
This is the list of cathedrals in Hungary sorted by Christian denominations, denomination.
Latin Catholic
Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Hungary#Latin hierarchy, Latin Catholic Church in Hungary:
* St. Anne's Cathedral, Debrecen, St. Anne ...
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Hungary
Kalocsa
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1774
Buildings and structures in Bács-Kiskun County
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Hungary