The Saint Anne convent chapel

    The Church of Saint Anne, located on the main street of Oradea-Olosig, was built between 1772 and 1774 at the initiative of Bishop Ádám Patachich, funded by a foundation established by István Szenczy, a canon of the local cathedral. The sanctuary was constructed to serve the house and school of the Ursuline Order, and its furnishings and equipment were provided by the founder Szenczy István and his fellow canon Franz Xaver Rier. Originally, the modest Baroque-style church featured a small wooden tower with a spire rising above the gabled roof.

    The church interior initially housed two altars: the main altar dedicated to Saint Anne, the church’s patron saint, and a side altar on the Gospel side depicting the allegory of a Good Death. The current appearance of the church dates from a reconstruction in 1858, commissioned by Bishop Ferenc Szaniszló. At that time, the Gothic-style main façade and the tower on its right side were added. The reconfigured interior received new altars and a new organ, all funded by members of the Oradea cathedral chapter. Another renovation in 1888 introduced the colorful stained-glass windows in the sanctuary.