Bărăția is one of the Roman Catholic churches in Bucharest , Romania . It is located in central Bucharest, on the I. C. Brătianu Boulevard, next to Piața Unirii .
5-667: Bărăția is the name of some Catholic churches in Wallachia and Moldavia (now in Romania): Bucharest Bărăția Câmpulung-Muscel Bărăția, see Catholic Church in Romania See also [ edit ] Baratia , a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Ephippigerini Baratie (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-528: A new stone church was constructed by Franciscan friars from the Province of Bulgaria . In 1716, the Wallachian Prince Ștefan Cantacuzino promised that he would repair it, but he had to abdicate that same year. Leopold I donated 1,500 golden ducats for the repairs, to which Prince Nicholas Mavrocordatos contributed a further 280 ducats, and the work was finished in 1741. The church burnt down during
15-482: Is derived from a Hungarian word of Slavic origin, barát , meaning "brother" or " monk ". The history of the church can be traced back to 1314, when Franciscan friars built a wooden church near the early settlements at the location of present-day Bucharest, mainly for Italian merchants traveling to the Byzantine Empire . Bucharest was founded in 1459, and the wooden church rebuilt several times. In 1629–1633,
20-728: The 1847 Bucharest fire and its reconstruction, which ended in 1848, was financed by the Imperial House of Vienna, which donated 4,000 guilders . The big bell was cast in 1855, being financed by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria . During the Communist era , many buildings of the parish were demolished or confiscated by the State. The church underwent a major renovation in 1954. Masses are celebrated three times on weekdays and six times on Sunday; including those in Hungarian and German languages for
25-536: The title Bărăția . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bărăția&oldid=1121882658 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bucharest B%C4%83r%C4%83%C8%9Bia Its name, used in antiquated Romanian for several Catholic churches,
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