St Paul of the Cross Cathedral

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St Paul of the Cross Cathedral
Катедрален храм „Свети Павел от Кръста" Katedralen hram „Sveti Pavel ot Krasta"
Cathedral's facade
43°50′56.50″N 25°56′53″E / 43.8490278°N 25.94806°E / 43.8490278; 25.94806
Address	ul. Bishop Bossilkov 14, 7000 Ruse
Country	Bulgaria
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Website	sveti-pavel.org
Architecture
Architect(s)	Valentino dell'Antonio-Borcan[1]
Architectural type	Cathedral
Style	Brick Gothic
Years built	1890–1892[1]
Specifications
Tower height	29.10 meters (95.5 ft) (bell tower) 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) (plus cross) [1]
Administration
Diocese	Nicopoli

The St Paul of the Cross Cathedral (Bulgarian: Катедрален храм „Свети Павел от Кръста", Katedralen hram „Sveti Pavel ot Krasta") is a Catholic cathedral in the city of Rousse in northeastern Bulgaria. It is the cathedral church of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Nicopoli and it is dedicated to Saint Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists.

Built in 1890^[2] to the designs of the Austria-Hungarian architect Valentino Dell'Antonio form Moena, the cathedral is an example of Gothic Revival architecture (and Brick Gothic in particular) in the country. The interior is decorated with sculptures and stained glass windows. It was the cathedral church of Blessed Eugene Bossilkov, bishop of Nicopoli, executed by the communists in 1952.