Church of St. John the Baptist in Gniezno
The Church of St. John the Baptist is a monument in Gniezno, Poland. It was the headquarters of Order of the Holy Sepulchre for centuries. Its presbytery houses the original 14th-century polychromy made with fresco-secco technique.Photo: Vegetassj44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Gniezno, Poland
- Also known as: “Kościół pw. Świętego Jana Chrzciciela” and “Saint John the Baptist church in Gniezno”
- Address: Świętego Jana 1, Gniezno, 62-200
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gniezno Cathedral and Gniezno Doors.
Gniezno Cathedral
Church
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The Royal Gniezno Cathedral is a Brick Gothic cathedral located in the historic city of Gniezno that served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years. Gniezno Cathedral is situated 370 metres west of Church of St. John the Baptist in Gniezno.
Gniezno Doors
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The Gniezno Doors are a pair of bronze doors placed at the entrance to Gniezno Cathedral in Gniezno, Poland. They are decorated with eighteen bas-relief scenes from the life of St. Gniezno Doors is situated 390 metres west of Church of St. John the Baptist in Gniezno.
Franciscan church and monastery in Gniezno
Church
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Franciscan church and monastery in Gniezno is situated 160 metres southwest of Church of St. John the Baptist in Gniezno.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gniezno and Pyszczynek.
Gniezno
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Gniezno is a city in Greater Poland in Poland. It is traditionally regarded as having been the first capital of Poland, and has been witness to many important events in early Polish history.
Pyszczynek
Village
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Pyszczynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniezno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Pyszczynek is situated 3 km north of Church of St. John the Baptist in Gniezno.
Pyszczyn
Village
Photo: PiotrXX, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pyszczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniezno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Pyszczynek. Pyszczyn is situated 3 km north of Church of St. John the Baptist in Gniezno.
Church of St. John the Baptist in Gniezno
- Categories: architectural heritage monument, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gmina Gniezno, Gniezno County, Wielkopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.53794° or 52° 32′ 17″ northLongitude
17.59767° or 17° 35′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F4VGHQX+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 92162891OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q11746820
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Church of St. John the Baptist in Gniezno” goes by many names.
- German: “St. Johannes der Täufer (Gniezno)”
- German: “St. Johannes der Täufer”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Gnieźnie”
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