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Warsaw, Poland Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-cen ...
, both current and historical. It includes Catholic, Uniate, Protestant and Orthodox churches, as well as synagogues and shrines of other denominations. Note that the list includes also places of worship that were destroyed some time in the past and are currently non-existent. Throughout its existence, Warsaw has been a multi-cultural city. According to a census of 1901, out of 711,988 inhabitants there were 56.2%
Catholics The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, 35.7%
Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
, 5% Greek orthodox Christians and 2.8% Protestants. Eight years later, in 1909, there were 281,754 Jews (36.9%), 18,189 Protestants (2.4%) and 2,818
Mariavites The Mariavite Church is today one of two independent Christian churches collectively known as Mariavites who first emerged from the religious inspiration of Polish noblewoman and nun, Feliksa Kozłowska (1862-1921) in the late 19th-century. I ...
(0.4%). This led to construction of hundreds of places of religious worship in all parts of the town. Most of them were destroyed in the aftermath of the
Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occ ...
of 1944. After the war the new communist authorities of Poland discouraged church construction and only a small number of them were rebuilt. The cathedrals and other main places of worship are bolded, non-existent churches are listed in ''italics''.


Christian


Catholic

* St. Alexander's Church on Plac Trzech Krzyży *
All Saints Church All Saints Church, or All Saints' Church or variations on the name may refer to: Albania *All Saints' Church, Himarë Australia * All Saints Church, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory * All Saints Anglican Church, Henley Brook, Western Aust ...
* St. Ann's Church at Krakowskie Przedmieście, serving the academic community * St. Anne's Church in Wilanów * Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Czerniaków * Church of St. Anthony of Padua in downtown Warsaw * St. Augustine's Church * Capuchins Church at
Miodowa Miodowa (lit. ''Honey Street'') is a street in Warsaw's Old Town. More precisely, it links the Krakowskie (Cracow Suburb) Street in with Krasiński Square. It is also the name of a street in the Kazimierz district in Kraków. History In the 16 ...
Street *
Carmelite Church , image = , caption = Coat of arms of the Carmelites , abbreviation = OCarm , formation = Late 12th century , founder = Early hermits of Mount Carmel , founding_location = Mount Car ...
* St. Casimir's Church * St. Catherine's Church *
Field Cathedral of the Polish Army The Field Cathedral of the Polish Army ( pl, Katedra Polowa Wojska Polskiego, also known as the Church of Our Lady Queen of the Polish Crown) is the main garrison church of Warsaw and the representative cathedral of the entire Polish Army. In the ...
*
St. Florian's Cathedral St. Florian's Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian the Martyr ( pl, Katedra Świętego Michała Archanioła i Świętego Floriana), is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated t ...
in the eastern borough of
Praga Praga is a district of Warsaw, Poland. It is on the east bank of the river Vistula. First mentioned in 1432, until 1791 it formed a separate town with its own city charter. History The historical Praga was a small settlement located at ...
* St. Francis' Church *
Church of the Holiest Saviour Church of the Holiest Saviour ( pl, Kościół Najświętszego Zbawiciela) is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw, Poland. It is located on the Saviour Square. History The origins of the church date back to t ...
at the square of the same name * Holy Cross Church on Krakowskie Przedmieście * Church of the Holy Spirit * St. John's Cathedral * Church of John the Baptist * St. Martin's Church *
National Temple of Divine Providence The Temple of Divine Providence ( pl, Świątynia Opatrzności Bożej) and Pantheon of Great Poles (in Polish, Panteon Wielkich Polaków, in southern Warsaw's Wilanów district, is a principal Roman Catholic church in Poland. The backstory of i ...
(under construction) * Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary *
Temple of Divine Providence The Temple of Divine Providence ( pl, Świątynia Opatrzności Bożej) and Pantheon of Great Poles (in Polish, Panteon Wielkich Polaków, in southern Warsaw's Wilanów district, is a principal Roman Catholic church in Poland. The backstory of i ...
in Wilanów (under construction since 1791) * Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary * Visitationist Church and convent


Orthodox

* ''
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Alexander Nevsky Cathedral may refer to the following (alphabetically by country, then by town): * Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku in Azerbaijan * Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia in Bulgaria * Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia * Al ...
'' at the
Saxon Square The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
(demolished between 1924 and 1926) * Chapel of the Holy Mary Mother of God at Paryska street * St. John Climacus's Orthodox Church at the Orthodox Cemetery in Wola * St. Mary Magdalene's Cathedral in Praga * '' Church of the Archangel Michael in Warsaw'' (demolished in 1923) * St. Peter and Paul's Church in
Wołomin Wołomin is the main town of Wołomin County situated in the Masovian Voivodship. Wołomin is situated approximately east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, near the railway to Białystok. It has approximately 36,000 inhabitants and covers an ar ...


Protestant


Anglican Church of Warsaw in Krakowskie Przedmieście
* Baptist Church * Calvinist Parochial Church * Evangelical Reformed Parish
International Christian Fellowship, Warsaw
* Lutheran
Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity Church may refer to: Albania * Holy Trinity Church (Berat), Berat County * Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar, Opar, Korçë County Armenia * Holy Trinity Church, Yerevan Australia * Garrison Church, Sydney, South Wales, also known as ''H ...
(so-called '' Zug's Church'') * Methodist Chapel at
Plac Zbawiciela Plac Zbawiciela (Polish pronunciation: ) or Saviour Square, is a circular city square and roundabout in central Warsaw, Poland. The square was originally designed by 18th-century gardener and architect Johann Christian Schuch as part of the royal ...
* Pentecostal Church ( Zbór Stołeczny) * Seventh Day Adventist Church * Warsaw International Church
Warsaw Home Worship Group


Eastern Catholic

* Church of the Ascension of the Holy Mary of the Basilian monks at Miodowa street


Jewish

* '' Great Synagogue'' (demolished in 1943) * Nożyk Family Synagogue, the only synagogue to be rebuilt after the war *
Beit Warszawa Synagogue Beit Warszawa Synagogue is a liberal Jewish synagogue officially opened in 1999 in Warsaw. It operates as a full-fledged synagogue with regular events, including Friday night and Saturday morning prayers. Beit Warszawa is a member of Beit Polska ...
* Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue


Muslim

* Islamic Cultural Centre in Ochota * Mosque in Wilanów


Hindu

* Hindu Bhawan Temple * Red Sues Temple in Sulejowek


See also

* Tourist attractions in Warsaw *
Eastern Catholic Churches The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (''sui iuris'') particular churches of th ...


References

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