Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace of Timișoara
heritage site in Timiș County, Romania
The Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace (Romanian: Palatul Episcopal Romano-Catolic) is a historical monument in Timișoara, Romania. It was built between 1743 and 1752, the building being donated to the Diocese of Csanád by Empress Maria Theresa. From 1783, the building became the permanent residence of the Catholic bishop. In 1930 it became a property of the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara. Confiscated during communism, the building was returned to the Catholic Church after 1990, which opened a museum here in 1995, where statues, paintings and other religious exhibits can be seen.
Background
The Diocese of Timișoara, erected in 1930, is considered the partial successor (for its Romanian part) of the diocese of Cenad, established since 1030. The first bishop was Gerard Sagredo, who was killed by pagan rebels in Buda in 1046; he was sanctified, and since then the hill that rises steeply above the Danube in Budapest bears his name: Gellért-hegy (Gerard's hill).
The most difficult period for this diocese was the Turkish occupation. After the establishment of the Austrian administration in 1716 and the arrival of many Catholic colonists, the seat was moved to Timișoara. Between 1716 and 1918, monks from several Catholic orders arrived in Timișoara – Jesuits, Franciscans, Piarists, Misericordians, the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Salvatorians; these orders had a great influence on the development of the city in the 18th–19th centuries, some (the Salvatorians) are still active today.
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