After less than a century from the first historical proof of the existence of the Franciscan order in Transylvania, Franciscan monks arrived in Tîrgu-Mureş. The monastery complex they built here was the fourth in Transylvania after those of Bistriţa, Sibiu and Oraştie. Its building took an entire century, from the middle of the 14th century until the middle of the 15th and includes the monastery building, an older chapel, the church and the steeple. As far as the architectural style is concerned... more>>