Saint Mary of the Snows Church, Reșița

Saint Mary of the Snows Church, Reșița
Saint Mary of the Snows Church, Reșița
	View of the main facade of Saint Mary of the Snows Church
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Region	Reșița
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Church
Status	Active
Location
Location	Muncitoresc quarter, Reșița, Romania
	Location within Romania
Geographic coordinates	45°17′41″N 21°54′05″E / 45.2948°N 21.9013°E
Architecture
Type	Church
Groundbreaking	1846
Completed	1853
Direction of façade	South

Saint Mary of the Snows Church, Reșița (Latin: Ecclesia in hon. Beatae Mariae Virginis ad Nives dedicata; Romanian: Biserica romano-catolică Maria Zăpezii; German: Römisch Katholische Kirche Maria Schnee; Hungarian: Havas Boldogasszony-templom) is the first Catholic church of Reșița, Romania. Situated in the old part of the city, it is flanked by the steel works and is closed in by a bridge-tunnel that helps intersection of the public road with industrial activities ways of the steel works. This is typical scenery in most parts of Reșița. The church is dedicated to Mary of the Snows, and simply known by some locals as Mary of the Snow (Romanian: Maria Zăpezii). The present church replaced the original wood church that existed on the same spot.

History[edit]

When the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary, the church was erected between 1846 and 1853, and sanctified in 1846.^[1] The wood church that existed on the same spot was erected in 1771.^[2] The church existed before the steelworks from behind of it and the bridge-tunnel from the front was constructed after 1947.

In a 1948 census there were 10,000 Catholics and 15,000 Orthodox believers in town.^[1]

The dedication of the church to Mary of the Snow is celebrated each year on the Sunday closest to 5 August.^[1]

The inside paintings were made by an unknown artist and were remade by Kurta Cazimir and Aurel Regulsky in 1988.

The organ was made by Richard Wegenstein from Timișoara in 1929 (L. Wegenstein and Sons company). It has a pneumatic structure, two guides, a crank and 18 sounding registers. The last restoration of it occurred in 2010.

Life of the church[edit]

Masses are celebrated in three languages: Romanian, Hungarian and German (some prayers in Croatian or Czech on special occasions). Religious education is also in the three main ethno-historical languages of the city.

The parish, having the building next to the church, works closely with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, the society being relatively closely situated to the church. The Catholic Medical Association also shares many activities with Mary of Snow.

Each year in January, Mary of Snow, together with all Christians of the city actively participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

There is also a local Ecumenical Women's Monthly Committee which meets for prayers in different churches of the city.

List of Catholic priests of Reșița[edit]

The following table is a list of all catholic priest that served in Reșița. ^[3]

Surname	First Name(s)	Death year	Beginning of service	End of service	Notes
Pilzbach	Johann Adam	1802	1772	1776
Fritsch	Lorenz	N/A	1794	1798
Kempf	Laurentius	N/A	1798	1812
Aizele	Matthias	1856	1812	1836
Bottka	Paul	1872	1836	1845
Vendeschu	Augustin Johann	1896	1845	1846
Einsner	Georg	N/A	1846	1870
Bartl	Anton	1897	1870	1893
Löschardt	Ferdinand	1914	1893	1899
Pallanik	Johann	1922	1888	1910
Seitz	Michael	1930	1883	1892
Amschlinger	Franz	1946	1894	1903
Gehl	Othmar	1951	1892	1903
Rothmayer	Siegmund	1902	1899	1902
Schummer	Rudolf	1944	1893	1907
Schutz	Nikolaus	N/A	1899	1901
Eisele	Matthias	1944	1901	1906
Dietl	August Gustav	1928	1901	1912
Misenko	Josef	N/A	1902	1909
Pálya	Matthias	1915	1903	1915
Simonich	Maximilian	N/A	1903	1915
Schiller Szánthó	Géza	1950	1908	1909
Elsner	Josef	1965	1911	1926
Schrotz	Stefan	1967	1912	1923
Fiedler	Stefan	N/A	1916	1923
Hager	Nikolaus	N/A	1917	1926
Fulda	Paul	N/A	1922	N/A
Blaskovics	Adalbert	1981	1912/1956	1929/1981
Rudolf	Josef	N/A	1912	1921
Waltner	Josef	1986	1920	1923
Rech	Karl Géza	1956	1924	1925
Székely	Franz	N/A	1923	1930
Tóth	Stefan	N/A	1936	1943
Lischerong	Matthias	1950	1925	1950
Strubert	Peter	1956	1924	1932
Wild	Josef	1961	1927	1933
Lindnder	Wendelin	N/A	1925	1929
Eisele	Josef	1981	1926	1931
Juhász	Tibor	N/A	1930	1938
Kauschitz	Antonius	N/A	1933	1939
Benz	Johannes	1985	1936	1942
Janisch	Desiderius	N/A	1934	1941
Hönig	Franz	N/A	1926	1931
Brosos	Ludwig	N/A	1933	1938
Hardt	Alfons	N/A	1927	1930
Hauptamnn	Ferdinand	1989	N/A	N/A	Ordained as a priest at Reșița on March, 29th 1936
Hampel	Karl	N/A	1934	1937
Willw	Andreas	N/A	1941	1946
Schwartz	Josef	N/A	1942	1946
Gerstenengst	Josef	1992	1946	1958
Vöö	Peter	N/A	1940	1941
Lackner	Paul	1987	1946	1987
Kokos	Alexander	1954	1953	1954
Buding	Zoltan	1996	1955/1995	1956/1996
Katic	Theodor	N/A	1955	N/A
Borth	Nikolaus Pater Gottfried	N/A	1958	1959
Demele	Vencel	1999	1959	1963
Neu	Anton	N/A	1963	1965
Babeu	Mihai	N/A	1965	1972
Fritz	Anton	N/A	1972	1974
Hajdu	Josef	N/A	1974	1976
Höher	Otto	2006	1976	1978
Dobra	Petar	N/A	1977	1979
Henger	Michael	N/A	1978	1980
Nagy	Carol	N/A	1979	1987
Dragomir	Andrei Gheorghe	N/A	1980	1982
Lovasz	Reinhold	N/A	1982	N/A
Muțiu	Petru	N/A	1983	N/A
Matei	Peter Gottlieb	N/A	1983	1988
Pál	József-Csaba	N/A	1987	2018
Szöcs	László	N/A	1987	1988
Medek	Ioan Siegfried	N/A	1988	1989
Catici	Gheorghe	N/A	1988	1992
Balogh	András	N/A	1988	1989
Wonerth	László	N/A	1989	1990
Ebenspanger	Ferenc	N/A	1989	1990
Zarioiu	Iuliu	N/A	1990	1991
Grega	Bertram	N/A	1991	1993
Groza	Dán	N/A	1992	1993
Debert	Reiner	N/A	1993	1994
Pălie	Veniamin	N/A	1994	1996
György	Zoltán	N/A	1996	1998
Altman	Josef	N/A	1997	1999
Conceangă	Ulderic	N/A	1997/2001	2003
Fechetă	Virgil	N/A	1998	1999
Țâmpu	Petru	N/A	1999	2001
Jäger	Martin	N/A	2002	2004
Rebegilă	Petru	N/A	2004	2006
Lucacela	Davor	N/A	2006	2008
Kozovits	Attila	N/A	2008	2009
Lunic	Daniel	N/A	2009	2011
Varga	János	N/A	2013	N/A

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Țiglă, Erwin Joseph (2004) [2001]. "Resita Montana". In Konig, Waldermar (ed.). Biserici Romano-Catolice din Arhidiaconatul Montan (in Romanian) (a doua ed.). Reșita: ColorPrint Reșita. p. 110. ISBN 973-97258-5-6.
^ "Instituţiile minorităţilor naţionale – cadastru online - Parohia Romano-Catolică (Maria Zapezii)". Adatbank.ro. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ Țiglă, Erwin Josef (n.d.) [N/A]. Priester, die in der römisch-katolischen pfarrei Reschitza gewirkt haben, von Erwin Josef Țigla (in German) (Prima ed.). Reșita: N/A. p. N/A.

External links[edit]

Official website Archived 2018-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)

[BisericiArhidiac-1] Țiglă, Erwin Joseph (2004) [2001]. "Resita Montana". In Konig, Waldermar (ed.). Biserici Romano-Catolice din Arhidiaconatul Montan (in Romanian) (a doua ed.). Reșita: ColorPrint Reșita. p. 110. ISBN 973-97258-5-6.

[2] "Instituţiile minorităţilor naţionale – cadastru online - Parohia Romano-Catolică (Maria Zapezii)". Adatbank.ro. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[ListofPriests-3] Țiglă, Erwin Josef (n.d.) [N/A]. Priester, die in der römisch-katolischen pfarrei Reschitza gewirkt haben, von Erwin Josef Țigla (in German) (Prima ed.). Reșita: N/A. p. N/A.

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