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Saint Basil the Great Cathedral, Bucharest

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Saint Basil the Great Cathedral, located at 50 Polonă street, is the first Romanian Greek-Catholic church built in Bucharest. The church's patron is Basil of Caesarea and its dedication celebration is on January 1. On August 30, 2014 there was a ceremony of inauguration of the first bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest inside the Cathedral.

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Saint Basil the Great Cathedral, Bucharest
Strada Polonă, Bucharest

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Catedrala greco-catolică „Sfântul Vasile cel Mare”

Strada Polonă 50
010504 Bucharest (Sector 1)
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