Church between the Fir trees

The Church between the Fir trees (Romanian: Biserica dintre brazi), otherwise the Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Biserica Sfinții Petru și Pavel), is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 17 Reconstrucției Street, Sibiu, Romania.

Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Church between the Fir trees in Sibiu, Romania
Religion
AffiliationRomanian Orthodox Church
Year consecrated1788
Location
LocationSibiu
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1778
Completed1788

The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[1] The church was Greek-Catholic prior to 1948, when the nascent communist regime outlawed the church and confiscated its properties.

Important 19th-century and 20th-century figures are buried in the church cemetery, including George Bariț, Alexandru Papiu Ilarian, Ioan Rațiu and Alexandru Vaida-Voevod.

References

45.7999086°N 24.1411418°E / 45.7999086; 24.1411418

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