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 | |
| Affiliation | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| Year consecrated | 1788 |
| Location | |
| Location | Sibiu |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1778 |
| Completed | 1788 |
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
- (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Sibiu Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
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