St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela
LocationLublin
Country Poland
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist [1] (Polish: Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela ) or simply Lublin Cathedral[2] in Lublin,[3] Poland[4] is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lublin.

It was built between 1592 and 1617 as a church of the Society of Jesus. One of the first baroque churches in Poland, it was modeled after the Chiesa del Gesù in Rome of Giovanni Maria Bernadoni. It is a three-aisled basilica with a wide nave.. It was designated cathedral in the early 19th century, and since 1992, the archdiocesan cathedral.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Lublin
  2. ↑ MacDougall, Curtis D. (1969-01-01). Understanding public opinion: a guide for newspapermen and newspaper readers. W. C. Brown Co. ISBN 9780697043306.
  3. ↑ Blobaum, Robert (2005-01-01). Antisemitism and Its Opponents in Modern Poland. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801443474.
  4. ↑ Kent, Peter C. (2002-05-21). Lonely Cold War of Pope Pius XII: The Roman Catholic Church and the Division of Europe, 1943-1950. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780773523265.
Internal view

51°14′48″N 22°34′07″E / 51.2468°N 22.5685°E / 51.2468; 22.5685

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