Przemysl Cathedral

Przemyśl, Poland

The Cathedral of Przemyśl is the main church of the Archdiocese of Przemyśl, located at the Cathedral Square in the Old Town. 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. From 1412 - 1460 a Ruthenian Orthodox cathedral built of stone stood in the courtyard of Przemyśl Castle which it was strongly associated with.

Construction of the present cathedral in the Gothic style began with the Chapter of Bishop Nicholas Błażejowski in 1495. 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. 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 Adam Szal.

In the chancel are the stone foundations of the late Romanesque rotunda of the first half of the thirteenth century cathedral. 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.

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.

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plac Katedralny 1, Przemyśl, Poland
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Founded: 1495
Category: Religious sites in Poland

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Roman Wawrzyniaczyk (3 months ago)
A sacred place with an important religious function. A beautiful place, impressive stained glass windows, rich architectural elements. But there is something else. The undergrounds of the cathedral, a crypt where you can see the excellently exposed burial places of Przemyśl bishops and several famous townspeople from the past. A great deal of effort and money has been invested in this endeavor. So let's throw a little donation into this piggy bank at the entrance instead of a ticket, which is not here. Worth it.
Constantijn Veder (12 months ago)
Vespers on monday evening were touchingly impressive
Максим Киреев (18 months ago)
Very beautiful
Oleg Orlov (18 months ago)
Nice place to visit.
Leena Erhayel (3 years ago)
Beautiful church in a beautiful area. This was at the WYD2016 where there a lot of youth and pilgrims on town. Wonderful place to visit.
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