St. Catherine's Church, Gdańsk
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St. Catherine's Church | |
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St. Catherine's Church in Gdańsk | |
Polish: Kościół rektorski pw. św. Katarzyny w Gdańsku | |
54°21′15″N 18°39′05″E / 54.35417°N 18.65139°E | |
Location | Gdańsk |
Country | Poland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Previous denomination | Lutheran |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | XIIIc. |
Dedication | St. Catherine of Alexandria |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | brick gothic |
Completed | 1227–1239 |
Specifications | |
Length | 61.5 m |
Spire height | 76 m |
Materials | Brick |
Bells | 50 (carillion) |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gdańsk |
St Catherine's Church (Polish: Kościół św. Katarzyny, German: Katharinenkirche) is the oldest church in Gdańsk, Poland. It was a Protestant church from 1545 until the end of World War II in 1945, after which it returned to the Catholic Church.
It houses the world's first pulsar clock (since 2011), the Museum of Turret Clocks (part of the ) and previously (2000-2006) an art gallery (in its attic).
In 2006 it suffered a major roof fire.
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- Churches in Poland
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