St Paul of the Cross Cathedral
- 29.10 meters (95.5 ft) (bell tower)
- 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) (plus cross)
The St Paul of the Cross Cathedral (Bulgarian: Катедрален храм „Свети Павел от Кръста", Katedralen hram „Sveti Pavel ot Krasta") is a Catholic cathedral in the city of Rousse in northeastern Bulgaria. It is the cathedral church of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Nicopoli and it is dedicated to Saint Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists.
Built in 1890[2] to the designs of the Austria-Hungarian architect Valentino Dell'Antonio form Moena, the cathedral is an example of Gothic Revival architecture (and Brick Gothic in particular) in the country. The interior is decorated with sculptures and stained glass windows. It was the cathedral church of Blessed Eugene Bossilkov, bishop of Nicopoli, executed by the communists in 1952.
Organ
The pipe organ of the cathedral was installed in 1907. It is the only one of its kind[citation needed] (with pneumatic action and with a Romantic sound) in Southeastern Europe, and was produced by the Voit company from Karlsruhe. It has two manuals and 13 stops. The instrument was damaged by the 1977 Bucharest earthquake and it was fully restored in 2004.[citation needed]
Disposition
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Gallery
- Interior detail
- The altar
- The organ
- The organ
- Exterior
See also
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References
- ^ a b c Архитектура на църквата Св. Павел от Кръста - Русенска Католическа Църква [Architecture of the Church of St. Paul of the Cross – Ruse Catholic Church] (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Daily Report: East Europe. The Service. 1990.
External links
- Official website
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- Latin:
- Cathedral of St Joseph, Sofia
- Cathedral of St Louis, Plovdiv
- St Paul of the Cross Cathedral, Rousse
- Byzantine Catholic:
- Cathedral of the Dormition, Sofia
- Latin, Sofia:
- Petar Bogdan
- Giorgio Radovani
- Vinkenti Peev
- Ivan Romanov
- Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov
- Gheorghi Ivanov Jovcev
- Latin, Nicopolis:
- Eugene Bossilkov
- Samuel Dzhundrin
- Petko Christov
- Strahil Kavalenov
- Byzantine Greek:
- Joseph Sokolsky
- Raphael Popov
- Nil Izvorov
- Lazar Mladenov
- Epiphanius Shanov
- Michael Petkov
- Michael Mirov
- Kiril Kurtev
- Methodius Stratiev
- Christo Proykov
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