Elisabetin Roman Catholic Church
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic church in the Elisabetin district of Timișoara. Located in Nicolae Bălcescu Square, the neo-Gothic church was built between 1912 and 1919 after a project by architect Károly Salkovits. Holy Masses are celebrated in German, Hungarian and Romanian. The church is run by Salvatorian monks, a relatively young order founded in 1881 in Austria.
| Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | |
|---|---|
Biserica „Preasfânta Inimă a lui Isus” | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Patron | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Year consecrated | 1919 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Nicolae Bălcescu Square, Timișoara |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°44′28″N 21°13′35″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Károly Salkovits |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1912 |
| Completed | 1919 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Length | 52 m |
| Width | 22 m |
| Height (max) | 57 m |
| Website | |
| parohiaelisabetin | |
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