Greek Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew (Kosciol sw. Bartlomieja) description and photos - Poland: Gdansk (Topic)

Greek Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew (Kosciol sw. Bartlomieja) description and photos - Poland: Gdansk. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Kosciol sw. Bartlomieja.

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In the area of Gdansk called the Old Town, on agiewniki street, there are two ancient churches of interest to tourists and believers. One of them is consecrated in the name of St. Bartholomew. The one-nave church, whose presbytery overlooks Lagiewniki Street, was erected in 1482-1495. It was built in the strict Gothic style, the beauty of which was set off by the high bell tower that appeared in 1591-1600. For a long time this temple was considered the main city church: it received parishioners from all over the area. In the period from 1524 to 1945, Lutheran services were held there, then until 1990 it belonged to the Jesuit order, and in recent years it has been owned by the Greek Catholic Church. The local parish of Greek Catholics has been operating in Gdansk since 1957 and is subordinate to the Diocese of Wroclaw-Gdansk.

The temple was seriously damaged by an ammunition explosion during World War II. It had to be rebuilt. Local architects treated the historical buildings with great care and tried to recreate them in a form as close as possible to the original. Naturally, no original church interior items have survived here. The only portal, which dates back to 1647, remained unharmed. It goes out into the lane (or in Polish the back street) of St. Bartholomew and leads to the southern vestibule. The temple has an iconostasis, which is typical for Greek Catholic churches. The interior of the church is decorated in the Byzantine style, that is, it is distinguished by splendor, brightness and amazes with its colors.

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