Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kielce
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Kielcach | |
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Location | Kielce |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [1] (Polish: Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Kielcach ) also called Kielce Cathedral is the name given to a Catholic church that has the status of cathedral and basilica and is located in the city of Kielce[2] in Poland.[3][4] It is located in the "Castle Hill" in the heart of the city.
It was built in the twelfth century by the then Bishop of Kraków, Gedeon.
Destroyed by the Tartars in 1260 was rebuilt. In 1719 Bishop Kazimierz Lubienski restructuring the building in the early Baroque style that still characterizes it. Inside, the three ships have a variety of colors in the frescoes of painters of the nineteenth century Kraków. The high altar, the work of Fontana, is also baroque and rococo style.
See also
References
- ↑ Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- ↑ Porter-Szucs, Brian (2011-06-03). Faith and Fatherland: Catholicism, Modernity, and Poland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199875535.
- ↑ Bujak, Adam (2007-01-01). Polish cathedrals. Wydawn. "Biały Kruk". ISBN 9788360292372.
- ↑ Koutny-Jones, Aleksandra (2015-09-14). Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe: Contemplation and Commemoration in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania. BRILL. ISBN 9789004305250.
Coordinates: 50°52′08″N 20°37′44″E / 50.8689°N 20.6289°E