Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Urziceni. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)

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started. The number of the emigrating Schwabs, though, was not so high as compared to surrounding villages. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oradea, József Tempfli was born in Urziceni, in 1931. A stone plate in the church commemorates the bishop’s baptism in the local church.

The Roman Catholic church “The Assumption of the Holy Cross”. The first church built after the colonization of the village was consecrated in 1725, then, in 1751, it was extended. It burnt down, together with the parish house in 1832. The aspect of the old church is preserved on the altar painting dedicated to St. Florien. The old church had a semicircular sanctuary, and a single nave which was illuminated with semicircular windows. The first floor of the tower was fit with three windows that still exist today. The roof of the tower was rather simple. In addition to the protector of the firefighters and the old church, the paintings depict also the people participating at the extinguishing of the fire, dressed in specific clothes of the period. After the fire, the church was restored, and the tower was modified in 1877 by adding an octagonal level, where the clock was placed. The nave was extended in the 1930s. The altar made in classical style is the most spectacular piece in the interior of the church. The cornice of the upper part of the altar stands on four columns and pillars decorated with flutings and Corinthian capitals. In the center the IHS

Pictura altarului Sf. Florian A Szt. Flórián oltárkép The altar of St. Florian

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