Lipoveni Church

The principal ktetor was Ioan Dragoș de Thurna, who was ennobled by Maria Theresa in 1742, and whose name and arms appear on silver candleholders of 1736 and 1766.

[2] Between 1759 and 1761, the church was subject to clashes between Orthodox and Romanian Greek-Catholics, causing damage that required major repairs.

[2] In 1761, Sofronie of Cioara, shortly before fleeing to Wallachia, held a synod of Transylvanian Orthodox in the church.

[1] Subsequently, the walls were raised, the ceilings rebuilt, the nave and vestibule joined, buttresses and a massive spire added,[1] in 1763.

[2] From the time of Sofronie's departure until 1948, the building belonged to the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church, outlawed that year by the new communist regime.