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Many Poles still see a direct connection between the church and patriotism, explained much by the fact that during centuries of oppression by neighbouring powers, the church helped the nation of Poland to survive by giving Poles an identity. Although on the wane in post-communist Poland, the church still plays an important role in many people's lives and churches reflect the importance of religion in the history of the Polish nation.

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Holy Cross Church

Holy Cross Church
No Chopinologist can leave Warsaw without first visiting the final resting place of his heart. Added to the church in 1882 his heart was sealed in an urn and then placed behind a tablet bearing his likeness specially carved by Leonardo Marconi. Read_on (No Comments)

Jesuit Church

Jesuit Church
Built at the behest of King Zygmunt III Waza’s confessor, Piotr Skarga, this lovely little Renaissance church was constructed between 1609 and 1626 for the city’s Jesuit community. Read_on (No Comments)

Military Cathedral

Military Cathedral
Comprised of both the St. Francis of Assisi Church and monastery and built between 1662 and 1663 by the Piarist friars, the extraordinary Read_on (No Comments)

Orthodox Church

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St. Alexander's Church

St. Alexander's Church
Modelled on the Roman Pantheon, this church boasts a sculpture of Christ that dates from the 18th century. It was here that Allied secret agents met during WWII. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Anne's Church

St. Anne's Church
St Anne’s survived the war with a few token scratches and a collapsed roof, but what the Nazis failed to destroy was very nearly demolished by a team of incompetent builders - by 1949 the whole church threatened to come crashing to the ground. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Augustines Church

St. Augustines Church
Completed in 1896 this neo-gothic edifice will be familiar to anyone with a keen interest in the Holocaust. Situated in the heart of the ghetto the church was spared destruction while the streets surrounding it were turned into a sea of bricks. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Benno's Church

St. Benno's Church
Benno's has a wacky history. King Sigismund III was a devotee of St. Benno and invited peer priests from Bavaria to Warsaw in the 17th century. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Carlo Borromeo Church

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See Elektoralna & Chłodna. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Casimir's Church

St. Casimir's Church
Founded by Mary Sobieski, wife of King Jan III Sobieski, to commemorate her husband's victory over the Turkish army at the Gates of Vienna. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Francis Seraph Church

St. Francis Seraph Church
Completed in 1733 this baroque masterpiece holds the remains of St Vitalis; see the glass coffin for yourself by visiting the chapel to your left. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Hyacinth Church

St. Hyacinth Church
This nice little Baroque church was built by the Dominicans between 1603 and 1639 by the architect Joannes Italus. Of particular interest inside the predominantly white interior is the Chapel of St. Read_on (No Comments)

St. John the Baptist Cathedral

St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Originally built in the 14th century, St. John’s is steeped in history. The last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski, was crowned and eventually buried here, and in 1791 he also declared the Constitution of May 3 inside the building. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church
Scan the horizon of the New Town and chances are you’ll find your eyes settling on the Gothic shape of the Church of the Visitation of St Mary. Read_on (No Comments)

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