Peter and Paul Cathedral

Cathedral Church of Peter and Paul
Ukraine, Kamianets-Podilskyi
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Peter and Paul Cathedral

Cathedral Church of Peter and Paul
Ukraine, Kamianets-Podilskyi
The Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is the main Catholic cathedral of the Latin rite in Kamenetz-Podolsky, a national monument of the history of culture and architecture of the 16th-16th centuries, the only Christian church in the world with a minaret. The cult complex, made in several architectural styles, includes a cathedral, a bell tower, a triumphal gate and a Turkish minaret. During the period of Turkish rule in 1672-1699, the church, after the addition of a minaret 36.5 meters high, was the main mosque of the city.

After the return of the Poles, the minaret was preserved, according to the agreement of the parties, but a gilded statue of the Virgin was installed on top. The Triumphal Arch leads to the Peter and Paul Church in honor of the arrival in the city in 1781 of the last Polish king Stanislav August. Excursions to the Peter and Paul Cathedral are held in their free time from worship.

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Traveled 3 years ago
Rating 10
With the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Podillia in 1362, Kamianets-Podilskyi was chosen as its administrative center. Religion, as one of the strongest levers of influence on the people, had to meet the requirements of secular power. That is why the efforts of the new government were aimed at turning to Catholicism - the main religion of the Lithuanian principality. Thanks to these events, Pope George XI founded the Podolsk Catholic Diocese in the city (1378), which demanded confirmation of its high status in the form of a wooden cathedral built on the money of the Koriatovych princes, which five years later received the status of a cathedral.
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Traveled 3 years ago
Rating 10
Kamianets-Podilskyi Cathedral of St. Apostles Peter and Paul, without exaggeration, a unique place of great cultural significance. It should be noted that this is a complex, and all the buildings included in it are, in fact, independent tourist sites. These are: a church, a minaret, a bell tower and a triumphal arch of Stanislav August, a very difficult and original monument of the late Baroque. https://kamenec. com. ua/2021/06/11/arch/ often the lists also include the house of Biskupa and the fence of the complex.
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Traveled 7 years ago
Rating 10
Here you feel very beautiful, calm and peaceful. The territory is small, well-groomed, the temple is majestic with a very complex history. There is a cross in the arch of the central entrance, the left hand is placed on it and a wish is made. If you go out not through the central gate, but through the side and down towards the canyon (30 meters) there is a beautiful view of the fortress. In front of a small cozy courtyard is a monument to John III.
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