Cathedral in Sandomierz

Practical Information

  • Detailed InformationZwińRozwiń
    • Object type:
      Religious monuments
    • County:
      sandomierski
    • Community:
      Sandomierz
    • Address:
      Sandomierz , ul. Mariacka 10
    • Postal Code:
      27-600
    • Latitude:
      50.677261936868
    • Longitude:
      21.748251914978
    • Tourist region:
      Sandomierz Region
    • price:
      Audioguides 12 PLN and 8 PLN
    • Surrounding AccommodationZwińRozwiń
    Jutrzenka
    Jutrzenka
    Pokój od: 70 PLN

    • Sandomierz, ul. Zamkowa 1
    • +48 15 832 22 19
    Basztowy ***
    Basztowy ***
    Pokój od: 225 PLN

    • Sandomierz, pl. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 2
    • +48 15 833 34 50
    Kwatera prywatna
    Kwatera prywatna
    Pokój od: Ceny podlegają

    • Sandomierz, ul. Katedralna 13
    • +48 15 832 31 88
    Pod Ciżemką ***
    Pod Ciżemką ***
    Pokój od: 250 PLN

    • Sandomierz, ul. Rynek 27
    • +48 15 832 05 50
    Sandomiria
    Sandomiria
    Pokój od: 65 PLN

    • Sandomierz, ul. Podwale Górne 10
    • +48 15 644 52 44
    "Krępianka" - pokoje gościnne
    "Krępianka" - pokoje gościnne
    Pokój od: 50 PLN

    • Sandomierz, Rynek 10
    • +48 882 928 877

    Description

    The first church was erected here in approximately 1120, but the first recorded mention of the later basilica is found in the papal bulla issued by Eugene III in 1148.

    The church suffered damages in the 13th century, during frequent foreign invasions. Some time later the Romanesque building was reshaped to become an early-Gothic parish church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary (1360).  Outdoor elements of the church were damaged during the Swedish invasions (mid-17th c.). Its interiors gained Baroque decorations in the 18th century. Its status was raised to that of a cathedral by the papal bulla (Pius VII) issued in 1818, while in 1960 pope John XXIII granted it privileges of basilica minor.

    The three-nave basilica has a splendid monumental Gothic cross and ribbed vaulting with keystones featuring coats-of-arms of the former Polish Kingdom provinces. The presbytery is decorated with magnificent Russo-Byzantine frescoes (15th c.) depicting lives of Jesus and his Mother. Only four such murals survived in Poland till our times. Beautifully sculpted Baroque choir loft contains organs from the 17th century.

    Location

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    • 21.748251914978
    • 50.677261936868
    • Sandomierz, ul. Mariacka 10
    • Cathedral in Sandomierz