The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

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Wrocław Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Ostrów Tumski, Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland Christianity

Landmark Gothic cathedral on Wrocław’s historic Cathedral Island.

Saint John the Baptist

St Mary’s Basilica in Gdańsk

Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland Christianity

Immense medieval brick basilica and one of Gdańsk’s most visited historic churches.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary

St Mary’s Basilica in Kraków

Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity

Gothic parish basilica at the Main Market Square, celebrated for Veit Stoss’s carved altarpiece.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Gniezno Cathedral

Gniezno, Wielkopolskie, Poland Christianity

Poland’s historic primatial cathedral and centre of devotion to Saint Adalbert.

Saint Adalbert (Wojciech)

Poznań Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Ostrów Tumski, Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland Christianity

Cathedral on Ostrów Tumski closely linked to the beginnings of Christian Poland.

Saint Peter; Saint Paul

Saint John’s Archcathedral in Warsaw

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland Christianity

Gothic-revival archcathedral in Warsaw’s reconstructed Old Town, a national ceremonial church.

Saint John the Baptist

Stoczek Klasztorny Marian Sanctuary

Stoczek Klasztorny, Lidzbark County (powiat lidzbarski), Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland Christianity

Baroque Marian sanctuary also remembered as a place of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński’s internment.

Our Lady, Queen of Peace; Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński

Sanctuary of Saint Andrew Bobola in Warsaw

Mokotów, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland Christianity

Jesuit shrine commemorating Saint Andrew Bobola, patron saint of Poland.

Saint Andrew Bobola

Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Płock

Płock, Mazowieckie, Poland Christianity

Pilgrimage site associated with the earliest reported Divine Mercy revelation to Faustina Kowalska.

Divine Mercy; Saint Faustina Kowalska

Wawel Cathedral

Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity

Royal cathedral at Wawel Hill, long associated with Polish coronations and dynastic burials.

Saint Stanislaus; Saint Wenceslaus

Studzieniczna Marian Sanctuary

Studzieniczna, Podlaskie, Poland Christianity

Marian pilgrimage chapel and church on an island setting near Augustów.

Our Lady of Studzieniczna

Cistercian Abbey and Holy Cross Sanctuary in Mogiła

Mogiła, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity

Medieval Cistercian abbey and shrine centred on a crucifix venerated by pilgrims.

Holy Cross; Jesus Crucified