St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Lublin

The St. John the Baptist Cathedral [1] (Polish: Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela ) also called Lublin Cathedral[2] It is a religious building that is located in the city of Lublin[3] in Poland.[4] It was built between 1592 and 1617 as a church of the Society of Jesus. It was one of the first baroque churches in Poland. Since the early 19th century is the cathedral of the diocese and since 1992, is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Lublin.

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

The church was built between 1592 and 1617 as a church of the Jesuits. The design was modeled after the Chiesa del Gesù in Rome comes from Giovanni Maria Bernadoni. It is a three-aisled basilica with a wide nave.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Poland
  • St. John the Baptist Cathedral

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.
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