Balázsfalva [material iconografic] : főtér a gör. kath. székesegyházzal

Unknown artist

The foundation stone of the cathedral was laid by Bishop Ioan Inocena u Micu in 1738, following the relocation of the episcopal seat from Făgăraș to Blaj. The construction is made according to the plans of the Viennese architect Ioan Martinelli, and is dureed until 1749. In 1837, under Bishop Ioan Lemeny, the church undergoes radical transformations, which will give it today’s form. A piece of great artistic value is the iconostasis worked in lime wood (the largest in the country) by the carpenter Aldea from Târgu Mureș between 1749- 1765. A precious object of the cathedral is the huge carpet, caught above the choir on festive occasions. It was woven in Maramureș, after the drawing of Octavian Smigelschi and is worked in gobelin style, depicting a huge eagle with wings spread over the “New Jerusalem.”