Temple of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Temple 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 Greek Catholic Church. It is the cathedral church of the Eparchy of Bratislava since 2008.^[1]

History

The founding stone was laid on May 13, 1859. The church was consecrated by Archbishop of Esztergom, cardinal Johannes Scitovszky (Slovak: Ján Scitovský) on September 14, 1860.

Today, liturgy is both in Slovak language and Old Church Slavonic.

See also

• List of cathedrals in Slovakia
• Greek Catholic Church
• Slovak Greek Catholic Church
• Old Town, Bratislava

References

External links

• Information about the Cathedral (Slovak)
• Parish homepage (english)
• 3D panoramas of the Church

Cathedrals in Slovakia Roman Catholic St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (Banská Bystrica) St. Martin's Cathedral (Bratislava) St. Elisabeth Cathedral (Košice) St. Emmeram's Cathedral (Nitra) Our Lady of Sorrows Concathedral (Poprad) Saint Nicholas Concathedral (Prešov) Assumption of Mary Cathedral (Rožňava) St. Martin's Cathedral (Spišská Kapitula) St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Trnava) Holy Trinity Cathedral (Žilina) Greek Catholic Temple of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Bratislava) Temple of Birth of the Holy Mother of God (Košice) Temple of St. John the Baptist (Prešov) Military Ordinariate Trinitarian Church (Bratislava)

Coordinates: 48°08′52″N 17°07′17″E / 48.14778°N 17.12139°E / 48.14778; 17.12139