Piarists’ Church

The Piarists Church is one of the most imposing Baroque-style art monuments built in Transylvania. Its history begins in the 1700s, when Europe is marked by the era of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The Baroque style became the dominant style in the Habsburg Empire, the first Baroque style construction built in Transylvania was the church of the Jesuit order, which managed to raise it between 1718-1724. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and the main religious artifact is the icon of the Virgin Mary with the Infant. The icon belongs to a circle (collections) of famous icons from Transylvania, painted by the Orthodox priest Luca de la Iclod and which are considered to work miracles. In 1773 Pope Clement XIV abolished the Jesuit order, and Empress Maria Theresa transferred the building to the Piarist order. Currently, the church is an integral part of the Roman Catholic parish in the center of Cluj-Napoca, being the church where Misa is celebrated in Italian language for the italian community that is established in Cluj.