Între Români Church

 

The Church Between Romanians, also known as the Church Among Romanians, is an Orthodox church in Turda. The temple has the dedication "Dormition of the Mother of God".

In the mid-19th century, the Romanians built a stone and wood church in the hills, near the central cemetery. In this church, the Orthodox bishops Vasile Moga (the first Romanian bishop) and Andrei Baron de Saguna were elected in September 19, 1810 and December 2, 1847, respectively.

In 1861, the old Church Between Romanians was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. After the great fire caused by lightning, a wooden church was temporarily erected, brought from Sălciua. Between 1861-1865, Orthodox Metropolitan Andrei Saguna instituted a public collection with which a new brick and stone church was built in the Între Români neighborhood, next to the Arieșului cliff. The church was built by master Patița from Câmpeni. The new church (located on Sirenei Street No. 17, corner with N. Vlăduțiu Street) was rebuilt in the form of a ship, between 1861-1865. After only a few years, the tower collapsed and another one was only built in 1942, when a general repair was also made. In 1919, the interior painting was restored on the occasion of King Ferdinand and Queen Maria's visit to Turda, who also visited this church. The wooden iconostasis was carved by students of the Arts and Crafts School in Turda under the direction of master Chiș Alexandru. It was consecrated in 1948 by Bishop Nicolae Colan. In this church, Samuil Micu, a prominent representative of the Transylvanian School, delivered a great speech.