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Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, Vršac
The Romanian Orthodox Cathedral or specifically Cathedral of Lord's Ascension of Vršac (, ) is a church in Vršac, Vojvodina, Serbia, consecrated in 1912. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Dacia Felix. See also * Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Timișoara * |
Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; , ), or Romanian Patriarchate, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church organization, Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 1925, the church's Primate (bishop), Primate has borne the title of Patriarch. Its jurisdiction covers the territories of Romania and Moldova, with additional dioceses for Romanians living in nearby Ukraine, Serbia and Hungary, as well as for diaspora communities in Central Europe, Central and Western Europe, North America and Oceania. It is the only autocephalous church within Eastern Orthodoxy to have a Romance languages, Romance language for liturgical use. The majority of Romania's population (16,367,267, or 85.9% of those for whom data were available, according to the 2011 census data), as well as some 720,000 Moldovans, belong to the Romanian Orthodox Church. Members o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Assumption Of The Theotokos, Vršac
The Church of the Assumption of the Theotokos () in Vršac is Serbian Orthodox church in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is commonly referred to as Mala crkva (''Little Church'') and Aleksina crkva (''Aleksa's Church''). Aleksa Nikolić from the name was a merchant from Vršac who funded the building of the church. The treasury of this church houses two Gospels of significant historical value. The first was printed in Moscow in 1762 and was gifted by Alekse Nikolić, while the second was presented to the church by Bishop Jovan Georgijević. The oldest parish record dates from 1767. History The building was constructed between 1761 and 1768 under Bishop Jovan Georgijević and consecrated in 1775 by Bishop Vikentije Popović. Iconostasis of the church was painted between 1792 and 1809 by Arsenije Arsa Teodorović, woodcarving by Pantelejmon Nikolajević and the most recent wall icons by Karel Napravnik in 1946 after the end of World War II in Yugoslavia. By installation of a metal fence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Establishments In Austria-Hungary
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Han emperors, and then destroy Luoyang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
