| Cathedral Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Katedrálny chrám Povýšenia vznešeného a životodarného kríža | |
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Main facade of the church
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Year consecrated | 1860 |
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| Location | Old Town borough of Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ignác Feigler jr. |
| Type | Neo-renaissance with neo-gothic features |
| Completed | 1860 |
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| English homepage
Gréckokatolícky farský úrad Bratislava | |
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Slovak: Chrám Povýšenia vznešeného a životodarného kríža) is a cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was built in the year 1860 at the edge of St. Andrew's cemetery (Ondrejský cintorín). Since 1972, the church belongs to Slovak Greek Catholic Church. It is the cathedral church of the Eparchy of Bratislava since 2008.[1]
The founding stone was laid on May 13, 1859. The church was consecrated by Archbishop of Esztergom, cardinal János Scitovszky (Slovak: Ján Scitovský) on September 14, 1860.
Today, liturgy is both in Slovak and Old Church Slavonic.
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Slovak Greek Catholic Church hierarchy
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| Retired bishops | Ján Babjak (Prešov), Milan Chautur (Košice), Marián Andrej Pacák (former Slovak eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto) |
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Churches in Bratislava
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| Medieval |
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| 16th - 19th century |
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See also: Old Town, Bratislava, History of Bratislava, List of palaces in Bratislava | |
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