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(Redirected from Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tarnów) Church in Tarnów, Poland
Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Bazylika katedralna Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Tarnowie
LocationTarnów
Country Poland
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
History
DedicationThe Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland

The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Polish: Bazylika katedralna Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Tarnowie ) also called Tarnów Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Tarnów in the European country of Poland.

It is a Gothic church, rebuilt in later periods. The building has three naves with an elongated chancel and west tower added that one rises 72 meters.

It is a cathedral dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary from 1783 and Basilica since 1972. In the oldest part of the church was built at the current location of the city in 1330.

It was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1987.

See also

Internal view

References

  1. Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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