Transfiguration Church, Szentendre

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Transfiguration Church, Szentendre
Location Szentendre
Country Hungary
Denomination Serbian Orthodox
History
Dedication Transfiguration
Consecrated 1741–1746 [1]
Administration
Archdiocese Eparchy of Buda

Transfiguration Church in Szentendre is a Serbian Orthodox church in Hungary. Local church parish is under the jurisdiction of Eparchy of Buda. The church was constructed from 1741 until 1746. [1] In 1980 the church appeared on a Hungarian postal stamp. [2] The church is also the home for a museum of Eparchy of Buda. [3] The museum collection includes artwork from the 14th to the 19th centuries. [4] It is only open for the Feast of the Transfiguration around August.

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