St. Martin and St. Nicholas Cathedral in Bydgoszcz

Poland, Bydgoszcz; The St. Martin and St. Nicholas Cathedral (Polish: Katedra św. Marcina i Mikołaja ) also called Bydgoszcz Cathedral or commonly "Fara" is the name given to a temple of the Catholic Church built in the fifteenth century. It has a Gothic style of Bydgoszcz, serves as a parish church and cathedral of the Diocese of Bydgoszcz, also serves as a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

It is the most valuable monument of architecture of ancient Bydgoszcz in Poland. Honored and crowned it includes two images of the Virgin Mary: the image of the Virgin of Beautiful Love (1467) on the main altar and the image of Our Lady of the Scapular on the altar of the north aisle. It's cathedral from the 25 March 2004 by decision the then Pope John Paul II.
Madonna With A Rose, Bydgoszcz Cathedral

The Bydgoszcz Fara Church was a wooden structure. After it was consumed by fire, the decision was made to build a stately, Gothic brick church. Construction continued between 1466 and 1502. Saints Nicholas and Martin were chosen as its patrons. As patron saints of trade and many crafts, they were best suited for the commercial aspirations of the city.

Bydgoszcz Cathedral doors

This Gothic hall church built from brick features a nave and two side aisles. It has the chancel closed from three sides and a square tower to the south. A two-storey arcaded porch adjoins the church from the west. The main entrance to the church features Renaissance oak doors, adorned with coats of arms and initials of guilds and Bydgoszcz townsmen. Its interior charms with the unique abundance of colours, something which is rarely seen in the region of northern Poland.

Gothic Chancel, Bydgoszcz Cathedral, Poland

Polychromes date from 1922-1925 and were made by Henryk Nostitz-Jackowski. However, the most important masterpiece in the Cathedral, which is also an object of worship, is the Madonna with the Rose. The painting from the high altar is the centrepiece of the church, attracting the attention of the faithful and tourists. It is a late-Gothic painting of the Madonna and Child, holding a little rose in the other hand.
Soli deo et patria, Bydgoszcz Cathedral

Bydgoszcz Cathedral by the River Brda

Source: visitbydgoszcz.pl, Wikipedia.
Fot. Elisabeth Fazel. Bydgoszcz, 2016.
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