Camaldolese Church (Warsaw)

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Kamadulenserkirche
Front view

Front view

Construction year: 1669
Inauguration: 1710
Style elements : Baroque
Client: Catholic Church
Location: 52 ° 17 '44 "  N , 20 ° 57' 36"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 17 '44 "  N , 20 ° 57' 36"  E
Address: ul. Dewajtis
Warsaw
Poland
Purpose: Roman Catholic Camaldolese Church
Diocese : Warsaw

The Catholic Church of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Polish: Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Marii Panny ) in the Warsaw district of Bielany is a Catholic Camaldolese church on ul. Dewajtis in the Las Bielański forest north of downtown .

history

Side view

The Camaldolese Church and Monastery were built between 1669 and 1710 in the Baroque style for the Krakow Camaldolese . The heart of King Michael I and Stanisław Staszic were buried in the church. After the partition of Poland , the Camaldolese had to leave the monastery. The monastery building is used by the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw .

Geographical location

The church is located in the Bielany district north of downtown Warsaw in the Las Bielański forest .

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