St. Nicholas Cathedral - the oldest church in Kalisz (the oldest town of Poland). Founded by Prince Bolesław Pobożny after 1253. In 1992 the church was raised to a dignity of a cathedral.
The oldest part of temple dates back to the second half of 13 th c. At that time the presbytery and the sacristy were erected from the Duke Bolesław Pobożny foundation, with a cross-ribbed vault preserved tot his day.
The church was remodeled many times. During the fire in 1706 the church tower collapsed but it was rebuilt in 1876. The baroque main altar from 1662 was decorated with a picture from Peter Rubens workshop – “The Descent from the Cross”. This situation lasted till 1973, when a fire broke out in the church. In the Polish chapel there are stained glass windows an polychromies made in 1909 by Włodzimierz Tetmajer. Two events have a special place in the history of the church: synod of Polish bishops (1357) and raising to the status of the Kalisz Diocese cathedral (1992).

(from polen.travel)

🅰️ndrzej D.

September 14, 2023

Very well kept cathedral. You could say that it is a kind of raisin in Kalisz. A must see.

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JakobusPilger

June 5, 2024

Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, to whom the Kalisz Cathedral is dedicated, is – alongside Saint Martin – one of the most popular saints of all. His memorial day in the calendar of saints, December 6th, is probably known to almost every child – not only in German-speaking countries, but also far beyond.

On the eve of this day, children used to put their shoes or boots – which had of course been carefully polished – in front of the door so that Saint Nicholas could fill them with gifts during the night. In more agricultural areas, it was also customary for children to also put a small gift of food out for the donkey, Saint Nicholas's mount (according to another tradition, this was a white horse).

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