Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sosnowiec

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Location Sosnowiec
Country  Poland
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [1] (Polish: azylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Sosnowcu ) also called Sosnowiec Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Sosnowiec[2] in the European country of Poland.[3][4]

It is eclectic church built in 1899, on the plan of a Latin cross basilica type. As of 25 March 1992 is the cathedral of the Diocese of Sosnowiec.

The most important Catholic shrine of Sosnowiec was built between 1893 and 1899. In 1896 it was put into operation for the faithful the lower chapel. In 1899 the Bishop of Kielce Tomasz Kulinski erected a new parish, freeing it from the area of the parish of czeladzkiej. In the year 1901 it was put into operation the rectory.

In October 2014 it was affected by a fire.

See also

Internal view

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  2. ↑ Bujak, Adam; (ks.), Stanisław Bogdanowicz (1997-01-01). Katedry polskie. Biały Kruk. ISBN 9788390776019.
  3. ↑ Bujak, Adam (2007-01-01). Polish cathedrals. Wydawn. "Biały Kruk". ISBN 9788360292372.
  4. ↑ "Katedra Sosnowiecka". www.katedra.info.pl. Retrieved 2016-09-21.

Coordinates: 50°16′28″N 19°07′54″E / 50.2744°N 19.1317°E / 50.2744; 19.1317

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.