Catholic Church of New Arad Timiorii Avenue, no.

33, 1812 1821

The building has been declared historical monument code AR-II-m-B-00571
Description
The first church was built in 1727 by Swabish settlers. The current Roman Catholic Church in
Aradul Nou was erected between 1812-1821, and it also bears late Baroque elements.
History
The first church was built in 1727 by Swabish settlers. The current Roman Catholic Church in
Aradul Nou was erected between 1812-1821, and it also bears late Baroque elements. The church
having one nave was consecrated in honour of the Virgin Mary, the painting over the main altar
representing the Virgin with the Child. The house is the oldest dwelling house in the city. It was
built in 1725, for a short time being used as a Franciscan monastery; later on it became the
Roman Catholic Parish of the Swabish community from the locality. Although it has undergone
several changes, the building kept its original Baroque style: at the entrance one can distinguish
the jutty with Baroque ornamentation.
Architecture
In Baroque architecture, new emphasis was placed on bold massing, colonnades, domes, lightand-shade (chiaroscuro), 'painterly' color effects, and the bold play of volume and void. In
interiors, Baroque movement around and through a void informed monumental staircases that
had no parallel in previous architecture. The other Baroque innovation in worldly interiors was
the state apartment, a sequence of increasingly rich interiors that culminated in a presence
chamber or throne room or a state bedroom. The sequence of monumental stairs followed by a
state apartment was copied in smaller scale everywhere in aristocratic dwellings of any
pretensions.
Curiosities
For centuries, Marian devotions among Roman Catholics have included many examples
of personal or collective acts of consecration and entrustment to the Virgin Mary, with the
Latin terms oblatio, servitus, commendatio and dedicatio having been used in this
context. Consecration is an act by which a person is dedicated to a sacred service, or an
act which separates an object, location or region from a common and profane mode to
one for sacred use. Consecration to the Virgin Mary by Roman Catholics has taken place
from three perspectives, namely personal, societal and regional and with three forms: to
the Virgin herself as a whole, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to the Immaculata. In
Catholic teachings, consecration to Mary does not diminish or substitute the love of God,
but enhances it, for all consecration is ultimately made to God. Pope Leo XIII, especially
encouraged everyone to make acts of consecration to the Virgin Mary based on the

methods of Saint Louis de Montfort. Pope Benedict XV also provided strong support for
Marian consecration. Pope John Paul II's motto Totus Tuus (i.e. totally yours) reflected
his personal consecration to Mary.
The Church organ was built in 1912 in the workshops of Leopold Wegenstein.
(Timioara)

Links
http://blogaradean.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/micropostare-biserica-romano-catolicadin-aradul-nou/
http://www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BI&code=2638
http://www.catholica.ro/2013/09/26/hramul-bisericii-din-aradul-nou/
http://www.aradon.ro/in-port-popular-german/1417133