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St. Catherine of Alexandria in Braniewo

Basilica of St. Catherine of Alexandria in Braniewo lower basilica in Braniewo.Its patron is St. Catherine of Alexandria in Egypt.The Church was built in place of an earlier wooden church.Work began in 1343, the In the year 1381 the church was already covered with a roof and had a glass window.Initially it was intended to implement architectural concepts pseudobazyliki from which abandoned in favor of hall.Towers was built in 1420 year and in 1425 appeared the clock on the tower.The fire of 1480 caused little damage rebuilt by the end of the century.In 1536 the tower was raised and the work done with Orneta champion Nikolai.Builders of the church were and Herman Heyne Perkunowie Godiko followed by Hamm.

Church of St. Trinity

is a salowa temple five founded on a rectangular plan with a triangular closure of the east, was founded in the early sixteenth century.Lower sacristy, square, adjacent to the east, adjacent to the north porch.Both come from the years 1681 - 1686.The main altar was the late Baroque came from the workshop of John Frey.The temple is located at Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

Braniewo Castle

is a castle in Braniewo bishops of the thirteenth century in Braniewo.The castle was built in Braniewo at the end of the thirteenth century in the time of Henry I, Bishop Fleming.It was built of brick in place of the previous stronghold founded by the Teutonic Knights and destroyed by the Prussians.The building was founded on a square plan with flight bramnym the south-east leading to the main courtyard of the apartment building.From the south-west was in ward which led to the gate of the main courtyard.In the years 1 320 - 1,330 was the expansion fortress which was surrounded by a fortified wall with two towers, the north and west.Along the wall on the north-east was built outbuildings.During the fourteenth expansion increased between the courtyard gate tower and bailey placing in the top floor chapel.

Patron Braniewo

Braniewo is blessed Patroness Protmann Regina through the efforts of parish church of the Basilica Minor.St. Catherine, Fr. Thaddeus Brandys from 13 June 1999 laying The same day the city gave a street name Square Bl. Protmann Regina and the church. St. Catherine was raised to the rank of Minor Basilica.

Jesuit College in Braniewo

one of the most important Jesuit schools in Poland, founded by Cardinal Stanislaus Hosius.The College was opened in the monastery pofranciszkanskim whose restaurant was made possible by funds from the diocese of Warmia.The College was located in the western part konwikt in the northern part in the eastern part of the school was located.A full gymnasium opened in 1565, initially were minor and consisted of five standard classes (from infimy to rhetoric).Housing conditions were difficult, small rooms, a school boycott Protestants.It came also in the early days of school to the dispute between the Polish and German youth.

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