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St. Martin of Tours Cathedral, Mukachevo

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Римо католицький храм "Хреста Спасителя". Мукачево

The St. Martin of Tours Cathedral (Ukrainian: Кафедральний собор св. Мартина з Туру), also called the Mukachevo Cathedral, is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast, in the west of Ukraine.The church is decorated with a light brown tone. Its main and highest tower is adorned with a clock, and the entrance gate was decorated with a vaulted arch and columns. It has an adjoining chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph, which dates back to the 14th century. The church was built by Márton Wagner between 1904 and 1905 in an eclectic style. In Soviet times, it was closed by the authorities of the local communist party. In 1990, it was returned to the Catholic faithful. Since 27 March 2002, it has been the cathedral of the new Diocese of Mukachevo of the Latins (Dioecesis Munkacsiensis Latinorum; Єпархія Мукачево) created by bull Cum Transcarpatiae of Pope John Paul II.

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St. Martin of Tours Cathedral, Mukachevo
Myru Street, Mukachevo Urban Hromada

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Катедральний Собор Св. Мартіна

Myru Street 9
89600 Mukachevo Urban Hromada, Центр
Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
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Mukachevo (Ukrainian: Мукачево, pronounced [mʊˈkɑt͡ʃewo] ; Hungarian: Munkács; see name section) is a city in the valley of the Latorica river in Zakarpattia Oblast (province), in Western Ukraine serving as the administrative center of Mukachevo Raion (district). The city is a rail terminus and highway junction, and has beer, wine, tobacco, food, textile, timber, and furniture industries. During the Cold War, it was home to Mukachevo air base and a radar station. Mukachevo lies close to the borders of four neighbouring countries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Today, the population is 85,569 (2022 estimate). The city is a traditional stronghold of the Rusyn language, and the population of Mukachevo is officially reported as 77.1% ethnic Ukrainian. There are also significant minorities of: Russians (9.0%); Hungarians (8.5%); Germans (1.9%); and Roma (1.4%).While Uzhhorod is the main administrative city in the region, Mukachevo is a historic spiritual center of the region and center of the former Eastern Orthodox eparchy of Kyivan Metropolis. In 17th century it united with Catholic church by the Union of Uzhhorod, similar to the Union of Brest. Up until World War II and the Holocaust, Mukachevo was primarily a Jewish town, and half the population was Jewish (see below), the rest of the population being Russians, Hungarians, Slovaks, and other minorities. Formerly in Czechoslovakia, and before that in Hungary, it was incorporated into Soviet Ukraine after World War II.