Church of the Conception of Mary (Warsaw)
| Church of the Conception of Mary | |
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 View from ul. Przyrynek |
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| Construction year: | 1411 |
| Inauguration: | 1411 |
| Style elements : | Brick gothic |
| Client: | Catholic Church |
| Location: | 52 ° 15 '15 " N , 21 ° 0' 33" E |
| Address: | ul. Przyrynek 2 Warsaw Poland |
| Purpose: | Roman Catholic Parish Church |
| Diocese : | Warsaw |
The Church of the Conception of the Virgin Mary ( Polish: Kościół Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny ) in Warsaw's New Town is a Catholic parish church on Przyrynek Street not far from the New Town Market Square . It is consecrated with the patronage of the Conception of the Blessed Mother Mary .
history
The church was built in 1411 instead of a pagan temple in the brick Gothic style as a parish church for Warsaw's New Town. It was donated by Prince Janusz I the Elder of Mazovia before the Battle of Tannenberg and inaugurated in 1411 by Bishop Wojciech Jastrzębiec . Boleslaus IV expanded the church into a three-aisled basilica. The late Gothic bell tower was added in 1518. After the transfer of the royal seat from Krakow to Warsaw, it became a custom for the king to take part in the Corpus Christi procession of the Neustadt parish in front of the church. The church was badly damaged during the Swedish Wars in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the church was rebuilt in the style of historicism. However, Józef Pius Dziekoński and Stefan Szyller gave it back its original shape at the beginning of the 20th century. The church was bombed by the Luftwaffe in the first days of the Second World War. In the course of the Warsaw Uprising , it was completely destroyed by the Wehrmacht. It was rebuilt from 1947 to 1952 after the Second World War in the original Masovian brick Gothic style.
