Ronaț Roman Catholic Church

Church in Ronaț, Timișoara, Romania

Holy Trinity Church

Biserica Sfânta Treime

Religion
Affiliation| Roman Catholic
Patron| Holy Trinity
Year consecrated| 1964
Status| Active
Location
Location| 13 Cireșului Street, Timișoara
Geographic coordinates| 45°45′13″N 21°11′05″E﻿ / ﻿45.7536216°N 21.1847504°E﻿ / 45.7536216; 21.1847504
Architecture
Groundbreaking| 1946
Completed| 1964

The Holy Trinity Church (Romanian: Biserica Sfânta Treime) is a Roman Catholic church in the Ronaț district of Timișoara.

## History

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It was built in 1928 for the Roman Catholic employees of the Romanian Railways from Ronaț, then a colony of Mehala.[1] In fact, Ronaț was built near the railway, close to the station and the company's workplaces. In this church, every Sunday and holiday, a single Holy Liturgy is celebrated in the Hungarian, Romanian and German languages.[1]

During the Allied bombings in the morning of 3 July 1944, the church was hit by six bombs that destroyed it completely; only the altar remained standing.[2] For this reason, liturgies were held for a while in a private house in the area, owned by teacher Hermine Muschung, then by the Marosan family. The reconstruction works began in 1946, under the parish priest Georg Wetzl from Iosefin.[3] In 1948, Bishop Augustin Pacha obtained help from the Apostolic Nunciature, worth 50,000 lei, for the restoration of the church in Ronaț.[2] However, the works were stopped after the installation of the atheist communist regime. It would only be finished in 1964. The consecration service was officiated by Monsignor Konrad Kernweiss [de], Ordinarius Substitutus of the Diocese of Timișoara.[2] In the 1980s, the church was painted by Paul Veres, an artist who grew up in Ronaț.

The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, with its altarpiece and two side statues of Mary and Jesus originating from the old church. Among its four bells, one dates back to 1925, while the other three were made in 1932.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Timișoara :: Biserica Catolică Ronaț". Biserici.org.
2. ^ a b c Both, Ștefan (27 February 2017). "Biserica din Timișoara bombardată de aviația britanică în 1944. Șase proiectile au căzut pe lăcașul de cult". Adevărul.
3. ^ Călin, Claudiu (21 February 2007). "Biserici Romano-Catolice existente azi pe teritoriul orașului Timișoara" (PDF). Banaterra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-26.
4. ^ Delesega, Gyula (2018). Temesvári kalauz téridőben (PDF). Szórvány Alapítvány. pp. 204–205.

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Places in Timișoara

Historical|

* Anchor Palace
* Baroque Palace
* Brück House
* Communal Abattoir
* Count Mercy House
* Dauerbach Palace
* Deschan Palace
* Dicasterial Palace
* Fabric Water Tower
* Hilt-Vogel Palace
* House with Atlantes
* House with Lions
* Huniade Castle
* Iosefin Fire Station
* Iosefin Water Tower
* Lloyd Palace
* Löffler Palace
* Merbl Palace
* Military Casino
* Mühle House
* Nägele Palace
* Neptune Public Bath
* Neuhaus Palace
* Old Town Hall
* Palace of Culture
* Prince Eugene House
* Prison
* Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace
* Șari-Neni
* Széchényi Palace
* Theresia Bastion
* Timișoreana Brewery
* Water Palace
* Weiss Palace

Cultural|

* Banat Village Museum
* Banatul Philharmonic
* Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre
* German Cultural Centre
* German State Theatre
* Merlin Children's and Youth Theatre
* Mihai Eminescu National Theatre
* National Museum of Art
* National Museum of Banat
* Romanian National Opera

Places of worship|

* Cetate Synagogue
* Elisabetin Greek Catholic Church
* Elisabetin Reformed Church
* Elisabetin Roman Catholic Church
* Fabric Greek Catholic Church
* Fabric Synagogue
* Fratelia Roman Catholic Church
* Iosefin Orthodox Church
* Iosefin Roman Catholic Church
* Iosefin Synagogue
* Lutheran Church
* Mehala Roman Catholic Church
* Metropolitan Cathedral
* Millennium Church
* Misericordia Church
* New Millennium Reformed Center
* Notre Dame Church
* Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
* St. Catherine Church
* St. Elijah Church
* St. George Cathedral
* St. George Serbian Church
* St. Nicholas Serbian Church

Educational|

* Ana Aslan National College
* Banat National College
* Béla Bartók High School
* Carmen Sylva National Pedagogical College
* Central Library of Politehnica University
* Constantin Diaconovici Loga National College
* Eugen Todoran Central University Library
* Francesco Saverio Nitti Economic College
* Grigore Moisil High School
* Ion Vidu National College of Art
* Israelite High School
* King Michael I University of Life Sciences
* Nikolaus Lenau High School
* Piarist High School
* Politehnica University
* Sorin Titel County Library
* Tibiscus University
* Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy
* West Technical College
* West University

Statues, monuments and
fountains|

* Capitoline Wolf
* Fidelity Column
* Floral Clock
* Fountain of Cardinal Points
* Fountain with Fish
* Plague Column
* St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument
* Virgin Mary Monument

Forests, parks and
gardens|

* Alpinet Park
* Anton Scudier Central Park
* Botanical Park
* Cathedral Park
* Civic Park
* Green Forest
* Ion Creangă Children's Park
* Justice Park
* Queen Marie Park
* Roses Park
* Zoological Garden

Public squares|

* Alexandru Mocioni Square
* Liberty Square
* Nicolae Bălcescu Square
* Pleven Square
* St. George Square
* St. Mary Square
* Timișoara 700 Square
* Trajan Square
* Union Square
* Victory Square

Sports venues|

* CFR Stadium
* Ciarda Roșie Stadium
* Constantin Jude Sports Hall
* Dan Păltinișanu Stadium
* Electrica Stadium
* Gheorghe Rășcanu Stadium
* Știința Stadium

Business centers|

* AFI Park
* Bega Business Park
* United Business Center
* Vox Technology Park

Shopping venues|

* Bega Shopping Center
* Iulius Mall
* Shopping City

Infrastructure|

* Cioca Airfield
* Port
* Timișoara East railway station
* Timișoara North railway station
* Timișoara South railway station
* Timișoara West railway station
* Traian Vuia International Airport

Edge cities|

* ISHO
* Iulius Town

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