The Cathedral of the Resurrection and St. Thomas the Apostle ( pl, Katedra Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego i św. Tomasza Apostoła ), commonly known as Zamość Cathedral, is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the old town of
Zamość
Zamość (; yi, זאמאשטש, Zamoshtsh; la, Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021.
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, a city in southeastern
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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
Jan Sariusz Zamoyski ( la, Ioannes Zamoyski de Zamoscie; 19 March 1542 – 3 June 1605) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, and the 1st ''ordynat'' of Zamość. He served as the Royal Secretary from 1565, Deputy Chancellor from 1576, Grand Chance ...
, 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.
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Roman Catholicism in Poland
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St. Thomas's Cathedral
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Poland
Buildings and structures in Zamość