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St. Jakobus, Görlitz
The cathedral of St. Jakobus (St. James) in Görlitz, Germany, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz, dedicated to James, son of Zebedee, St. James. It was built in neo-Gothic style and consecrated in 1900 as a parish church. It became a cathedral in 1994, due to the reorganisation of East Germany, East German dioceses. History The church was built in the years 1898 to 1900 and consecrated on 6 October 1900. Görlitz was then part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław, Roman Catholic Diocese of Breslau (elevated to Metropolia in 1930 and renamed Wrocław in 1972). It was originally planned to be the second church of the parish Hl. Kreuz (Holy Cross). Bishop Adolf Bertram made it the church of the new parish of St. Jakobus in 1918. In March 1947, in result of World War II, Görlitz served as the exile seat of the Breslau Metropolitan cathedral chapter, Chapter headed by Vicar#Roman Catholic, Vicar Capitular , whom the Polish authorities had expelled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Görlitz
Görlitz (; ; ; ; ; Lusatian dialects, East Lusatian: , , ) is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is on the river Lusatian Neisse and is the largest town in Upper Lusatia, the second-largest town in the region of Lusatia after Cottbus, and the largest town in the German part of the region of Silesia. Görlitz is the easternmost town in Germany (the easternmost village being Zentendorf, Zentendorf (Šćeńc)) and lies opposite the Poland, Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was the eastern part of Görlitz until 1945. The town has approximately 56,000 inhabitants, which make Görlitz the List of cities in Saxony by population, sixth-largest town in Saxony. It is the seat of the Görlitz (district), district of Görlitz. Together with Zgorzelec it forms the Euro City of Görlitz/Zgorzelec, which has a combined population of around 86,000. The town's recorded history began in the 11th century as a Sorbs, Sorbian settlement. Through its history it has been under German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
