Saint Mary of the Snows Church, Reșița

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.

Mary of Snow indoor with sunlight beam in December 2015.

Masses are celebrated in three languages: Romanian, Hungarian and German (some prayers in Croatians 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.

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

• Official website (in Romanian)