Sosnowiec Cathedral

Sosnowiec, Poland

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1899 on the plan of a Latin cross basilica type. As of 25 March 1992 is the cathedral of the Diocese of Sosnowiec.

The most important Catholic shrine of Sosnowiec was built between 1893 and 1899. In 1896 there was put into operation for the faithful the lower chapel. In 1899 the Bishop of Kielce Tomasz Kulinski erected a new parish, freeing it from the area of the parish of Czeladź. In the year 1901 there was put into operation the rectory.

In October 2014 it was affected by a fire.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Kościelna 1, Sosnowiec, Poland

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Details

Founded: 1899
Category: Religious sites in Poland

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Stefania Opryszek (3 years ago)
Byłam 5 06 2022 na chrzcie moich prawnuków i jestem pod wrażeniem mszapiękna a pan organista super przeszedł samego siebie mieć w parafii takiego organistę to skarb . Łącze pozdrowienia Bóg zapłać.

Piotr Borowski (3 years ago)
A beautiful basilica, a place for those in need of prayer and tourists, worth recommending.

Joanna Kowarska (3 years ago)
A beautiful basilica. I recommend that you come, pray and see the wonderful frescoes!

G G (3 years ago)
Beautiful building! It's worth to visit .

MegaPiotr78 (4 years ago)
Szkoda strzępić języka prawdopodobnie większość bogactwa otrzymali od bezdomnego

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