Przemyśl Cathedral

not to be confused with the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Przemyśl
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist
Bazylika archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Jana Chrzciciela w Przemyślu
Bird-eye view of the Basilica with Bell Tower (right)
Basic information
Location Przemyśl, Poland
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Old Town
Province Archdiocese of Przemyśl
Country Germany
Architectural description
Architectural style Gothic, Baroque
Completed 15th century

The Cathedral of Przemyśl officially the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist in Przemyśl (Polish: Bazylika archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Jana Chrzciciela w Przemyślu) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Przemyśl, Poland. It is the main church of the Archdiocese of Przemyśl, located at the Cathedral Square in the Old Town.

History

The first cathedral of the Diocese was a wooden church which existed from 1375 to 1412, standing in the square beside the present church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.[1] From 1412 - 1460 a Ruthenian Orthodox cathedral built of stone stood in the courtyard of Przemyśl Castle which it was strongly associated with.[2]

Construction of the present cathedral in the Gothic style began with the Chapter of Bishop Nicholas Błażejowski in 1495.[1] Only the walls and pillars remain from this building. The reconstruction was completed in the first decades of the sixteenth century. In 1578 the mayor of Przemysl, Secretary of the Crown - Jan Tomasz Drohojowski (d. 1605), founded the present chapel of the Blessed Sacrament.[1] Founded on the site earlier rotunda St. Nicholas. Because of the continuous threat of incursions of the Tartars and Wallachians, it is a fortified church, surrounded by a wall and is equipped with a cannon. It is currently the seat of Archbishop Józef Michalik.

Interior

In the chancel are the stone foundations of the late Romanesque rotunda of the first half of the thirteenth century cathedral.[3] The seventeenth-century Gothic cathedral served the bishops of Przemysl to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Bishop Aleksander Antoni Fredro decided to rebuild in the Baroque style, these works were performed in the years 1724-1744. In the chancel of the Great Altar was placed huge baroque and new stalls. There are two domed chapels. One of them is Drohojowski chapel of 1578, and the other one is the late baroque Fredro chapel built in 1724. Bishop of Przemysl Aleksander Antoni Fredro (coat of arms Bończa)(1674-1734) influenced the last one.

In 1733 the roof collapsed, destroying part of church and was rebuilt afterwards and completed in 1744. At the turn of the 19th century there was another rebuilding, restoring the oldest parts of the church, in a Gothic style.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HISTORIA BAZYLIKI ARCHIKATEDRALNEJ". www.katedra-przemysl.pl. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Herbermann, Charles George (1913). The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church. Universal Knowledge Foundation. p. 190. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Santoro, Nicholas J. (12 August 2011). Mary in Our Life: Atlas of the Names and Titles of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and Their Place in Marian Devotion. iUniverse. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4620-4021-6. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

Coordinates: 49°46′51″N 22°46′7″E / 49.78083°N 22.76861°E / 49.78083; 22.76861

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