Zamość Cathedral
Church in Zamość, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cathedral of the Resurrection and St. Thomas the Apostle[1] (Polish: Katedra Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego i św. Tomasza Apostoła ), commonly known as Zamość Cathedral,[2] is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the old town of Zamość,[3] a city in southeastern Poland.[4]
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Cathedral of the Resurrection and St. Thomas the Apostle | |
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Katedra Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego i św. Tomasza Apostoła | |
Location | Zamość |
Country | Poland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
It is a church built in the late 16th century. It is located in the so-called Route of Renaissance. The Cathedral was established by the city's founder, Jan Zamoyski, and the author of the project was architect Bernardo Morando, an Italian, who took as a reference to the Italian churches of centuries XV and XVI. Initially it was a collegiate church until 1992, when the Diocese of Zamosc-Lubaczów, who rose to the rank of cathedral by decision of then Pope John Paul II was established.