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CITY GUIDES
About Poland
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Churches
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Basilica of the Archcathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The predecessor of the present cathedral was a Renaissance church was built between
1617 and 1626. In the late 19th century, the number of parishioners had grown to
12,000 people, while the old church was only room for 1,000 worshipers. The Catholics
under Czarist Russia were not allowed to build a new church. However, permission was
obtained to increase the old parish church. In 1900 he started next to the old church
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary also called Białystok
Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the
city of Bialystok in Poland. The three-nave church
is 90 meters long and can accommodate 9,500
worshipers. The two towers reach 72.5 meters
high. It is the main church of the Archdiocese of
Bialystok and acquired the status of basílica in
1985 by decision of Pope John Paul II.
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