Poznań Cathedral
| The Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznań | ||
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Year consecrated 1880 | | |
| Location | ||
| Location | Poznań, Poland | |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°24′41″N 16°56′52″E / 52.41139°N 16.94778°E | |
| Architecture | ||
| Style | Gothic, among others | |
| Completed | 10th century (first construction) 29 June 1956 (latest renovation) | |
| Website | ||
| www | ||
The Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznań is one of the oldest churches in Poland and the oldest Polish cathedral, dating from the 10th century. It is the oldest historical monument in Poznań.[1] It stands on the island of Ostrów Tumski north-east of the city centre.
History
The cathedral was originally built in the second half of the 10th century within the fortified settlement (
Saint Peter became the patron of the church because, as the first cathedral in the country, it had the right to have the same patron as St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. The pre-Romanesque church which was built at that time was about 48 meters in length. Remains of this building are still visible in the basements of today's basilica. The first church survived for about seventy years, until the period of the pagan reaction and the raid of the Bohemian duke Bretislav I (1034–1038). The cathedral was rebuilt in the Romanesque style, remains of which are visible in the southern tower.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the church was rebuilt in the
Notable interments
The cathedral is the place of burial of the following rulers:
- 992 - Mieszko I
- 1025 - Boleslaus the Brave
- 1034 - Mieszko II
- 1058 - Casimir the Restorer
- 1239 - Ladislaus Odonic
- 1257 - Przemysł I
- 1279 - Boleslaus the Pious
- 1296 - Przemysł II
Gallery
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The pre-1945 façade (illustration from 1798) -
View of the eastern side -
Interior -
Tomb of Mieszko the First and Bolesław Chrobry -
Mieczysław I by January Suchodolski -
Dome of the Golden Chapel -
Monument of Mieszko I and Bolesław Chrobry, by Christian Daniel Rauch, founded by Edward Raczyński -
Altar -
Tomb plate from Visher's workshop of voivod Łukasz I Górka -
Tomb plate from Visher's workshop of canon Bernard Lubrański -
Entry of St. Martin to Amiens -
Heavenly Jerusalem -
Plan of the cathedral
See also
- Bishops of Poznań
- Royal coronations in Poland
- Sword of Saint Peter
- Poznań Nightingales
References
- ^ "The Cathedral | Poznan tourism | Poznan.pl". www.poznan.pl. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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