What to See in Łowicz - Top Sights and Attractions

Cathedral in Łowicz, Poland. The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas also called Łowicz Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Łowicz in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.

It is a church located in the old market square, called "Mazowiecki Wawel" resting place of 12 archbishops of Gniezno and primates of Poland. On November 13, 2012, the building was included in the list of historical monuments in Poland.

Originally, this place was a wooden church funded in 1100, probably by Prince Władysław I Herman. After a new temple was built in the Gothic style. On 25 April 1433 was elevated to the rank of collegiate church.

The Temple was severely damaged during the battle of Bzura in 1939. After the war it was renewed. On 25 March 1992, Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Lowicz, bringing the Church to the dignity of the cathedral. During his Apostolic Journey the Pope visited Łowicz and June 14, 1999 granted the cathedral the title of minor basilica.^[1]

Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Lowicz - a Mariavite temple, the seat of the parish of the Blessed Sacrament in Lowicz, located in the Diocese of Silesia-Lodz of the Old Catholic Mariavite Church in Poland.

Church of the Most Holy Sacrament is located in Lowicz on Henryk Sienkiewicz Avenue, in Lowicz county in Lodz province.

The temple was built in 1910 in neo-Gothic basilica style, built on a Latin cross plan. The church is built of ceramic brick with anvil thread. A gable roof covered with tiles. On the southern side there is a pentagonal vestibule, pierced with a sharp-arched arcade. The front of the church is decorated by a high neo-Gothic tower and a pair of pinnacles. The main nave with cross-and-beam vault is much higher than the side ones, supported by 8 columns. The equipment of the church is very modest. In the main altar there is Christ Crucified, on the right from the altar there is an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, on the left side - a metal basket pulpit from 1910. The antepedium of the altar bears the coat of arms of Lowicz. Above the altar there is a gilded confession. In 2002 the church was entered in the register of monuments. Services in the church are held 3 times a month.

On September 4, 1910, the bishop consecration of the priests took place in the newly built church: Roman Maria Jakub Próchniewski and Leon Maria Andrzej Gołębiowski. The sacrament was conferred by Bishop Jan Maria Michał Kowalski, assisted by Bishops Gerard Gul and Jakub van Thiel.

The church was entered in the Register of Historic Places on April 15, 2002 under No. A/3.

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas also called Łowicz Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Łowicz in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.

It is a church located in the old market square, called "Mazowiecki Wawel" resting place of 12 archbishops of Gniezno and primates of Poland. On November 13, 2012, the building was included in the list of historical monuments in Poland.

Originally, this place was a wooden church funded in 1100, probably by Prince Władysław I Herman. After a new temple was built in the Gothic style. On 25 April 1433 was elevated to the rank of collegiate church.

The Temple was severely damaged during the battle of Bzura in 1939. After the war it was renewed. On 25 March 1992, Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Lowicz, bringing the Church to the dignity of the cathedral. During his Apostolic Journey the Pope visited Łowicz and June 14, 1999 granted the cathedral the title of minor basilica.^[2]