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 St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, Poznan, Poland
N 52° 24.683 E 016° 56.867
33U E 632480 N 5808580
Poland's oldes Cathedral
Waymark Code: WMRBQ7
Location: Wielkopolskie, Poland
Date Posted: 06/05/2016
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Bazylika archikatedralna Swietych Apostolów Piotra i Pawla w Poznaniu (Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul) in Poznan is is one of the oldest churches in the country and the first Polish church, that was dedicated a cathedral. It was built in the second half of the 10th century. The precise date is not known, but Poland's first historical ruler, Mieszko I was baptized here in 966.
In 968 Jordan, Poland's first bishop, raised the church's status to cathedral. As the first cathedral in the country, it received the right to have the same patron saint as St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
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Address:
Kuria Metropolitalna,
ul. Ostrow Tumski 2,
61-109 Poznan
Polska
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Date founded or constructed: Built in the second half of the 10th century, dedicated as cathedral in 968.
Web site: [Web Link]
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