Transfiguration Church in
Szentendre
Szentendre, also known as Saint Andrew is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri ...
is a
Serbian Orthodox
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
The majority of the populat ...
church 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 ...
. Local church parish is under the jurisdiction of
Eparchy of Buda
The Eparchy of Buda ( or ) is a diocese or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, having jurisdiction over the territory of Hungary. The seat of the eparchy is in Szentendre ( or ) near Budapest.
Name
The term ''Buda'' ( or ) in the name of t ...
. The church was constructed from 1741 until 1746.
In 1980 the church appeared on a Hungarian postal stamp. The church is also the home for a museum of
Eparchy of Buda
The Eparchy of Buda ( or ) is a diocese or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, having jurisdiction over the territory of Hungary. The seat of the eparchy is in Szentendre ( or ) near Budapest.
Name
The term ''Buda'' ( or ) in the name of t ...
. The museum collection includes artwork from the 14th to the 19th centuries.
It is only open for the
Feast of the Transfiguration
The Feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated by various Christian communities in honor of the transfiguration of Jesus. The origins of the feast are less than certain and may have derived from the dedication of three basilicas on Mount Tabor.' ...
around August.
See also
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Serbs in Hungary
The Serbs in Hungary (, / ) are recognized as an ethnic minority, numbering 7,210 people or 0.1% of the total population (2011 census). The number of Serbs in Hungary has drastically diminished; in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries large Serb comm ...
References
External links
*http://www.templom.hu/phpwcms/index.php?id=14,61,0,0,1,0
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Szentendre
Serb communities in Hungary
Buildings and structures in Pest County
Tourist attractions in Pest County
Churches completed in 1746
Serbian Orthodox church buildings in Hungary
18th-century churches in Hungary
18th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings
Eparchy of Buda churches