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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Żagań

Coordinates: 51°21′56″N 15°11′27″E / 51.3656°N 15.1908°E / 51.3656; 15.1908
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church is located in Poland
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
51°21′56″N 15°11′27″E / 51.3656°N 15.1908°E / 51.3656; 15.1908
LocationŻagań
CountryPoland
Language(s)Polish
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteOfficial Website
History
StatusParish church
DedicationAssumption of Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationHistoric Monument of Poland
Designated28 February 2011[1]
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking14th century
Completed15th century
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
DeaneryŻagań

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Żagań, Poland, is a Gothic church built between the fourteenth and second-half of the fifteenth century.[2] The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów.[3] It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[1]

It is one of the burial sites of the Piast dynasty, including Henry IV the Faithful, Henry V of Iron, Henry VII Rumpold, Henry VIII the Sparrow, Jan I of Żagań, Balthasar of Żagań.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 28 lutego 2011 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Żagań - poaugustiański zespół klasztorny", Dz. U., 2011, vol. 54, No. 280
  2. ^ "Kościół Wniebowzięcia NMP, Żagań - dolny-slask.org.pl". dolny-slask.org.pl. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Parafia Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Żaganiu". www.wnmp.zagan.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 September 2017.