Saint Joseph Calasanz Church in Carei
The Church of Saint Joseph of Calasanz is located on 1 Decembrie 1918 street in Carei and is also known as the Piarist church. Its construction began in 1769, with the financing of Count Antal Károlyi, according to the project of the Viennese architect Franz Rosenstingl. The church was consecrated in 1779, and in the following century it was restored under the direction of the architect Miklós Ybl.
The interior has six vaults, two sacristies and oratories, with Baroque decorations and Renaissance elements. The clock tower rises above the curved gable facade. The restoration started in 2013 was completed in 2016. Visiting the entire church is organized by prior appointment at the parish.
Photo: Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs. Source. CC BY-SA 4.0. Adaptation: Proportional resizing and framing on neutral background. The adaptation is distributed under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
