About St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Lublin
Religion, Cathedrals, Interesting Places
The St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Polish: Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela ) also called Lublin Cathedral It is the name given to a religious building that is located in the city of Lublin in Poland. It was built between 1592 and 1617 as a church of the Society of Jesus. It was one of the first baroque churches in Poland. Since the early 19th century is the cathedral of the diocese and since 1992, is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Lublin.
The church was built between 1592 and 1617 as a church of the Jesuits. The design was modeled after the Chiesa del Gesù in Rome comes from Giovanni Maria Bernadoni. It is a three-aisled basilica with a wide nave.