St Paul of the Cross Cathedral
Catholic Cathedral in Rousse, Bulgaria
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The St Paul of the Cross Cathedral (Bulgarian: Катедрален храм „Свети Павел от Кръста", Katedralen hram „Sveti Pavel ot Krasta") is a Catholic cathedral in the city of Rousse in northeastern Bulgaria. It is the cathedral church of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Nicopoli and it is dedicated to Saint Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists.
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 Cathedral's facade | |
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| Address | ul. Bishop Bossilkov 14, 7000 Ruse |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Website | sveti-pavel |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Valentino dell'Antonio-Borcan[1] |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Brick Gothic |
Years built | 1890–1892[1] |
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| Diocese | Nicopoli |
Built in 1890[2] to the designs of the Austria-Hungarian architect Valentino Dell'Antonio form Moena, the cathedral is an example of Gothic Revival architecture (and Brick Gothic in particular) in the country. The interior is decorated with sculptures and stained glass windows. It was the cathedral church of Blessed Eugene Bossilkov, bishop of Nicopoli, executed by the communists in 1952.
Organ
The pipe organ of the cathedral was installed in 1907. It is the only one of its kind[citation needed] (with pneumatic action and with a Romantic sound) in Southeastern Europe, and was produced by the Voit company from Karlsruhe. It has two manuals and 13 stops. The instrument was damaged by the 1977 Bucharest earthquake and it was fully restored in 2004.[citation needed]
Disposition
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Gallery
Interior detail
The altar
The organ
The organ
Exterior
See also
