Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, ConstanTa

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, located at 25 Arhiepiscopiei Street, Constan?a, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Tomis, as well as a monastery. Situated among Ovid Square and the Black Sea in front of the Archbishop's Palace, it become built on the metropolis's peninsular quarter in 1883-1885 following plans by way of architects Alexandru Or?scu and Carol Benesch and, for the indoors, Ion Mincu. The cornerstone became laid on 4 September 1883, at some point of the reign of Iosif Gheorghian, Metropolitan of All Romania. The church was consecrated on 22 May 1895. The building served as a parish church until 1923, when the Diocese of Constan?a turned into set up. In that 12 months it became a cathedral, serving as such till 3 August 1941, whilst its altar and iconostasis, along with icons and art work, have been partly destroyed via aerial bombardment all through World War II.

It turned into restored after the war, from 1946-1951. Patriarch Justinian Marina and Bishop Chesarie P?unescu re-consecrated it on 14 January 1951; at that time, P?unescu's seat turned into moved from Constan?a to Gala?i and the constructing once again became a parish church. Exterior upkeep took place from 1957-1959. When the diocese at Gala?i have become an archdiocese on nine November 1975, a vicar bishop began serving at Constan?a, returning the church to the fame of cathedral, once again turning into an archdiocesan cathedral while the Tomis Archdiocese was revived in 1990.