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The '''Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral''' <ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/europe/2881.htm Kaposvár Cathedral]</ref> ({{langx|hu|Nagyboldogasszony székesegyház}}) also called '''Kaposvár Cathedral'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourinformkaposvar.hu/print.php?p=1&lang=en|title=Tourinform Kaposvár|website=www.tourinformkaposvar.hu|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> It is located in the historic center of [[Kaposvár]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jtJnAAAAMAAJ|title=Wars, Revolutions and Regime Changes in Hungary, 1912-2004: Reminiscences of an Eyewitness|last=Kiraly|first=Bila|date=2005-01-01|publisher=Social Science Monographs|isbn=9780880335799|language=en}}</ref> is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.touristlink.com/hungary/roman-catholic-cathedral-kaposvar/overview.html|title=Roman Catholic Cathedral-Kaposvár, Kaposvár, Hungary Tourist Information|website=TouristLink|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> which is one of the largest Christian churches in [[Hungary]], serves as the seat of the diocese of Kaposvár. Its construction began in 1885 and was completed in 1886.
The first church was built in 1737–1744 in the [[Baroque style]]. The new [[neo-Romanesque]] cathedral was completed in 1886, after a year of work. In 1937 an image on the porch, which is representing the pastor, residents and mayor professing his faith in Christ and the veneration of the Virgin Mary in Hungary was placed. In 1958, the church received a new organ and in 1969 underwent a complete renovation. In 1977, its inside was modified to allow the proper functioning of liturgical activities. In 2003 he was placed on the western wall plate red marble memorial priests who have served in the cathedral.
==See also==
*[[Roman Catholicism in Hungary]]
*[[List of cathedrals in Hungary]]
*[[Our Lady of the Assumption]]
[[File:Kossuth tér, Nagyboldogasszony plébániatemplom (ma székesegyház). A Kossuth szobortól jobbra a Városi Tanács (ma Városháza) tornyos épülete. Fortepan 376.jpg|thumb|The church in 1962]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kaposvár]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Somogy County]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1744]]
[[Category:1744 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy]]
[[Category:18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Hungary]]