St Catherine's Church, Gdańsk

The St. Catherine's Church in Gdańsk was probably originally founded in 1185 by Prince Sobiesław I, who ordered there to build a wooden church.

In the years 1227 to 1239 it was replaced by an executed in stone construction. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the church was expanded extensively. Inside there are some magnificent paintings by Anton Möller (the " painter of Danzig" ), from 1563 to 1611, in the triptych ( " intersection ", "The Last Supper " and " The Last Judgement ", 1601) and in the epitaph of Jakob Schmidt ( "Last Court ", 1595 ) and Izaak van den Block. In addition, among other things, the astronomer Johannes Hevelius is buried there. The church is the oldest in the city of Gdansk and is considered by the Marienkirche the second most important town.

The completely destroyed during the Second World War in 1945 church was faithfully reconstructed, the reconstruction of the tower, which houses a carillon of 49 bells, was only completed in the 1980s. The church today is a clock museum.

Fires

On July 3, 1905 burnt by 6 clock in the morning from the church tower. On 22 May 2006 broke on the roof of the church from a fire that damaged the roof structure. Part of the roof collapsed on a false ceiling. The tower of the church is not considered in danger of collapsing.

Photo Gallery

Fire of St. Catherine's Church

After the fire in 1905

Fire of St. Catherine's Church in May 2006

Burnt roof August 2006

Interior views of the St. Catherine's Church

During a church service

Pulpit and pillars with remnants of medieval painting in 2011