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Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

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Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

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1. New Town Hall in Legnica – Filip Statue loop from Legnica

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2. Głogów Gate Tower – Słowiański Park Pond loop from Legnica

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3. Śledziówki Tenement Houses – Filip Statue loop from Legnica

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Christof

December 14, 2018

The first church building on the same site, dedicated to the Apostle Peter, was mentioned in 1208. Between 1328 and 1378, the church was rebuilt under master builder Wiland based on the model of St. Elizabeth's Church in Wroclaw. The church was consecrated on September 20, 1342 under Bishop Waclaw and received Saint Paul as a second patron.

Between 1370 and 1378, the church was further expanded. The master builder Konrad from Krakow was in charge. The Gothic main portal on the northwest side of the church dates from this period. Between 1378 and 1390, the interior of the church was designed by Klaus Parlirer, with the window frames in the Gothic style. By the 15th century, 15 chapels had been built along the side aisle.

After Duke Friedrich II introduced the Reformation in his duchy of Liegnitz in 1522/23, the church served as a Protestant church.

After a fire in 1835, the church was rebuilt according to designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.[1] The restoration and reconstruction of the church from 1892 to 1894 according to a design by Johannes Otzen led to fundamental changes, especially to the exterior. The unfinished main façade was supplemented by a south tower with a neo-Gothic spire and the entire building was significantly changed in its historical substance by cladding with new bricks and new architectural sculptures. In contrast, the valuable interior of the three-aisled hall church was preserved.

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Puffin

March 13, 2022

The Gothic Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul was built from 1329 to 1390 and repaired several times after fire damage,

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JakobusPilger

August 28, 2024

This church was dedicated to the two saints PIOTRA i PAWLA, also known as the "Prince of the Apostles". Their common feast day in the calendar of saints is June 29th.

* Simon, nicknamed Peter (Rock), was a fisherman on Lake Genesareth when he - together with his brother - was called by Jesus Christ to be a "fisher of men". According to Catholic understanding, he is the highest apostle, and the two thousand year long line of popes - currently Francis - are his successors. In statues and paintings, Peter is almost always depicted with two keys in his hand; this attribute refers to the Bible verse in Matthew: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (Chapter 16, Verse 19).

* Paul was initially an opponent of the Christian movement and was not called to the apostleship of Jesus Christ during his lifetime like the other apostles, but was only converted later with the famous "Damascus experience". His attribute is the sword with which he was executed; according to the Roman law of the time, this was a "privilege" (quick death and not, like other types of execution, associated with a long, painful death struggle) that was available to the citizens of Rome.

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Location: Legnica, powiat legnicki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

1. New Town Hall in Legnica – Filip Statue loop from Legnica

2. Głogów Gate Tower – Słowiański Park Pond loop from Legnica

3. Śledziówki Tenement Houses – Filip Statue loop from Legnica

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