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Approach

Gniezno is located on the Piast Trail, which is why it is often recommended to tourists from Toruń, located just 90 km from the First Capital of Poland. Similarly, pilgrims from Licheń (70 km from Gniezno) often combine a pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine with a pilgrimage to the grave of St. Adalbert

National road No. 5 runs through the city and also the European route E261 Wroclaw - Poznan - Bydgoszcz - Gdansk. About 20 km south - in Wrzesnia - there is also the A2 motorway Swiecko - Poznan - Warsaw. The nearest airport is located in Poznań (about 50 km).

You can get to the First Capital of Poland by bus, car and of course by train. Gniezno is an important railway junction through which the lines run in the Archdiocese of Gniezno directly at the Gniezno Cathedral and only 150 m from the Old Market Square and 1.5 km from the railway station.

Tourists and pilgrims service

Poviat TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER - TOURIST ORGANIZATION PIAST TRAIL
Address
Budynek Ratusza
ul. Chrobrego 40/41
62-200 Gniezno

www.szlakpiastowski.com.pl

Gniezno Archcathedral

The current Gniezno cathedral is the third church erected on Lech Hill (suggestions about earlier churches in the pre-Christian period are not a convincing hypothesis). The first church was built by Prince Mieszko I before 977 (date of death of Dabrowka, wife of the ruler, who was buried in this church).

When in 1000 the Archdiocese of Gniezno was founded during the so-called Congress of Gniezno, the local church was raised to the status of a cathedral (episcopal church). This pre-Romanesque temple survived - based on the not always reliable Thietmar's report - its first shock in 1018 - apparently the church had a fire, but 7 years later the first royal coronation in the history of the Polish state took place. From then on, it would be the coronation hall of Polish kings until 1300 (Mieszko I, Boleslaw Smialy, Przemysław II and Waclaw Czeski).

As a result of internal unrest and subsequent invasion of Gniezno, the Czech prince Brzetyslaw (1037-1039), the cathedral was completely devastated. Ok. in the middle of the 11th century, a new, three-nave temple was built, about 48 m long and 26.2 m wide with the wall. From the east it was finished with three apses. The famous bronze door was founded for this church in the last quarter of the 12th century.

Archbishop Jaroslaw Bogoria Skotnicki (1342-1374) began the construction of a new temple in the Gothic style, completed at the end of the fourteenth century. The archbishop intended to be the coronation place of Polish kings again, hence the interior design was particularly carefully designed. It is a three-nave church with an ambulance (bypassing the presbytery), but without a transept, which was not allowed by the size of the mountain slope. The ambitious assumptions of the cathedral's builders meant that it belongs not only to the most monumental monuments of Gothic architecture in Poland, but is also the only example of a coronation cathedral in Poland that is true in the architectural sense.

The towers of the cathedral were added in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the chapels around the aisles and the ambulance in the 16th and 18th centuries (the last one was completed in 1730).

The cathedral fire in 1613 destroyed the roofs and helmets of the towers. In the second half of the 17th century, in place of the previous wooden gothic tomb, an impressive wooden confession of St. Wojciech, made on the model of Bernini's Roman confession. Another fire on August 25, 1760 caused very serious damage, among others the vault over the presbytery collapsed. The reconstruction of the cathedral was entrusted to the royal architect Efraim Szreger, who rebuilt the gothic interior of the presbytery and the nave in the baroque-classicizing style. The solid of the cathedral gave a uniform appearance. He covered the side chapels with a horizontal roof and surrounded them with a common architecturally diversified wall. He placed Baroque helmets on the tops of the towers. We owe him today's appearance of the cathedral.

Sightseeing

  • Primate's Basilica in Gniezno::
    May - September: 9.00 - 11.45 / 13.00 - 17.00 and Sundays 13.00 - 15.00
    October - April: 9.00 - 11.45 and 13.00 - 16.00
  • Museum:
    May - October: 8.00 - 17.00 and Sundays and holidays 16.00
  • Observation deck in the southern tower:
    May - October: 9.30 - 11.45 and 13.00 - 17.00

Reservations

  • +48 61 424 13 89
  • +48 602 708 231

Office of Cathedral Guides in the Primate's Basilica in Gniezno

ul. Jana Łaskiego 9
62-200 Gniezno

The seat of the cathedral guides is located in the northern part of the cathedral (from the Collegiate Church), entrance in the porch. Tourist and pilgrimage groups are served in Polish, English and German. You can see the interior of the cathedral, the underground and the Gniezno Doors.

Holy Masses and Devotions

The parish at the Primate's Basilica Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sanctuary of St. Adalbert

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Saturday:
    18.00
  • Sunday:
    7.00, 9.00, 10.15 (konwentualna), 12.00, 15.00, 18.00;
    Kościół pw. św. Piotra i Pawła na cmentarzu: 11.00
  • Weekdays:
    12.00, 18.00;
    Kościół pw. św. Piotra i Pawła na cmentarzu: 7.30
  • Lifted holiday:
    7.00, 12.00, 16.30, 18.00;
    Kościół pw. św. Piotra i Pawła na cmentarzu: 7.30
Parish Christ the Eternal Priest

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Saturday:
    18.00
  • Sunday:
    7.00, 8.30, 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 18.00
  • Weekdays:
    7.00, 18.00
  • Lifted holiday:
    7.00, 8:30, 16:30, 18:00
Parish Mother of God of Mercy

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Saturday:
    18.00
  • Sunday:
    7.30, 9.30, 11.00, 17.00
  • Weekdays:
    17.00, 18.00
Parish the Mother of the Saviour

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Saturday:
    18.00
  • Sunday:
    8.00, 9.30, 11.00, 17.00
    lipiec - sierpień: 8.00, 9.30, 11.00
  • Weekdays:
    17.00, 18.00
Parish blessed Michal Kozal

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Sunday:
    7.30, 9.30, 11.00, 14.00, 18.00
  • Weekdays:
    7.00, 18.00
  • Lifted holidays:
    7.00, 10.00, 17.00, 18.00
  • Everyday:
    w kaplicy ss. karmelitanek: 7.30
The parish of Virgin Mary the Queen of Poland-Military

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Sunday:
    9.00, 10.00, 11.30, 17.00
    Witkowo: 16:00
  • Weekdays:
    7.30, 17.00
Parish Holy Trinity

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Saturday:
    18.30
  • Sunday:
    7.30, 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 18.30
  • Weekdays:
    7.00, 18.30
Parish St. Lawrence

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Sunday:
    7.30, 9.00, 10.15, 11.30, 12.30, 19.00
  • Weekdays:
    7.30, 8.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.30
Parish Assumption of Virgin Mary

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Saturday:
    18.30
  • Sunday:
    7.00, 8.30, 10.00, 11.30, 16.00, 18.00
  • Weekdays:
    6.15, 9.00, 18.00
  • Lifted holidays:
    6.16, 9.00, 16.30, 18.00
Parish Blessed Bogumil

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Sunday:
    7.00, 8.30, 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 18.00
  • Weekdays:
    7.00, 17.30, 18.30
  • Lifted holidays:
    7.00, 8.30, 10.00, 18.30
Parish Blessed Jolenta

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Sunday:
    7.30, 9.30, 11.00, 12.15, 18.00
    lipiec-sierpień: 21.00
  • Weekdays:
    8.30, 18.00
  • Lifted holidays:
    8.00, 10.00, 18.00
Parish St. Maksymilian Kolbe

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Sunday:
    8.00, 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 18.00
    maj-wrzesień: 20.00
  • Weekdays:
    9.00
Parish St. Michael

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Sunday:
    8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00(oprócz okresu wakacyjnego), 17.00
  • Weekdays:
    8.00, 17.00
Parish Blessed Radzym Gaudenty

Porządek Mszy św.:

  • Sunday:
    8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 16.00
    Łabiszynek: 9.00; czas letni: 20.30
  • Weekdays:
    7.00, 18.00

Confession

Katedra
10.00 - 12.00, 14.00 - 16.00 (in July and August the confession takes place between 13:30 and 15:30 )
Kościół OO. Franciszkanów (Rynek)
16.00 - 18.00

Przydatne strony WWW

FAQ

Wireless internet - where is it?

Thanks to the efforts of the Mayor of Gniezno, wireless Internet was launched in Gniezno, which is available on the promenade of Chrobrego Street and the Market Square. The range of the wireless network runs along Chrobrego Street (excluding the garden next to the "Gwarna" restaurant) from the intersection with Mieszka I Street and on the Market Square. Having a laptop or other portable device equipped with a wi-fi card, you can send an email and download the necessary information or data while using cafe gardens. The entire service is completely free.

Moreover, both in the Pilgrim House "Adalbertus" and in the Hotel Pietrak at ul. Chrobrego 3 Street, you can also use wireless Internet for free.

Parking - where are they and how much do they cost?
We recommend the monitored cathedral car park located at Slomianka Street in Gniezno. The cost of the stoppage - a voluntary donation for the purposes of the Department.
Tourist Information - where is it?

Poviat Tourist Information Center
ul. Rynek 14
62-200 Gniezno

tel./fax 61 428 41 00
e-mail : it@szlakpiastowski.com.pl

Opening hours of the County Tourist Information Center:

from January to March 31
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
from April 1 to September 30
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 10.00 - 18.00
Sunday and holidays 10:00 - 18:00

from October 1 to December 31
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The main task of the Center is to provide information on the tourist attractions of the poviat and cultural and sports events taking place in our poviat.

The Poviat Tourist Information Center aims, through its activities, to contribute to extending the stay of tourists in our poviat.

The County Tourist Information Center provides professional services to tourists from Poland and abroad. It also provides information on planning a given trip. Virtually everything can be arranged at the Center, starting with information about the Gniezno Poviat and the Piast Trail. You can also obtain comprehensive and detailed information about accommodation, hotel, camping and agritourism facilities throughout Poland. You can also obtain promotional materials for our poviat, i.e. all kinds of descriptions and information about the poviat, in three language versions (Polish, English, German). In addition, the Center also offers various types of publications, i.e. city maps or maps of individual regions of Poland.

Blessed Sacrament - at what times?
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place in the Church of the Franciscan Fathers (City Market) from 9.30am to 6.00pm
Mass intentions, thanks and requests - where to submit?
In the Gniezno Cathedral and in other parishes of Gniezno, mass intentions, thanks and requests can be submitted at the parish office or in the sacristy after the Mass.
Holy Masses and worship - what is the order?

http://www.dompielgrzymagniezno.pl/index.php?page=subpage&id=77

Diocesan Museum - what can you see?

The Museum of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, located on the Lech Hill, next to the Cathedral ( Kolegiaty Street 2, phone number 61 / 426.37.78, e-mail:  muzeumag@op.pl, www.muzeumag.pl is the heir of the former cathedral treasury that has accumulated the most valuable for centuries material objects for the worship of God. Chalices, cans, monstrances, pacificals, bishop's rings and paintings, countless sculptures and antique fabrics are the basis of the AG Museum collection. Its collections - apart from those in Krakow and Luminous Mount - constitute the richest Polish church treasury.

Museum open:
9.00-17.00 May-October (on Sundays and public holidays until 16.00)
9.00-16.00 November-April (except Sundays, holidays and Mondays)

Guide - how to order?

Cathedral Guides Office in the Primate's Basilica in Gniezno

Address:
Jan Laski Street 9
62-200 Gniezno

The seat of cathedral guides is located in the northern part of the cathedral (from the side of the Collegiate Church), the entrance is in the porch. Tourist and pilgrimage groups are served in Polish, English and German. You can see the interior of the cathedral, the underground and the Gniezno Doors.

Sightseeing:
May - September: 9.00 - 11.45 and 13.00-17.00 (except Sundays and holidays)
October - April: 9.00 - 11.45 and 13.00-16.00 (except Sundays and holidays)

Reservation:
tel. 61/424 13 89
602 708 231

The observation deck in the south tower is open May - October 9.30 - 11.45 and 13.00 - 17.00

Source: www.archidiecezja.pl

Indulgence in honor of St. Adalbert - when can you participate in it?

Gniezno, as a place of worship of the first Patron of Poland, although Czech by origin, has an uninterrupted tradition for almost 1000 years. The first act of worship shown to the Martyr by Prince Boleslaw the Brave and all Christian Poland at that time should be considered the purchase of the body of Bishop Adalbert, with great reverence transporting them to Gniezno and placing them in the capital's church. In March 1000, Emperor Otto III made a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Adalbert in Gniezno. Then - during the meeting with Boleslaw the Brave - the Gniezno metropolis with its subordinate dioceses in Krakow, Kolobrzeg and Wroclaw was solemnly proclaimed.

The manifestation of the public worship of a bishop and martyr are also solemnly celebrated annual indulgences of St. Adalbert in Gniezno, visited by pilgrims from all over Poland, and in recent years also from abroad.

Patronage celebrations in honor of St. Adalbert are celebrated on Saturday and Sunday after April 23, which is the liturgical memory of St. Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr.

Greeting the group before the Holy Mass - what should be done?
That a group of pilgrims to the sanctuary of St. Adalbert was welcomed during the Holy Mass, it is necessary to declare her participation in the cathedral sacristy before the beginning of the Eucharist.
Confession - where and when does it take place?
Permanent confessing duty in Gniezno from Monday to Saturday:
  • Cathedral: 10.00-12.00; 14.00-16.00
  • Church of the OO. Franciszkanów (Market Square): 16.00-18.00
Devotional articles - where can you buy?

In the building complex where the "Adalbertus" Pilgrim House is located, there is also the Archdiocese Bookshop with a devotional section.

In addition to the rich offer of religious books and interesting albums, you can buy beautifully made souvenirs, gifts and prayer aids. The assortment is constantly expanded with new items. The department recommends: paintings, icons, rosaries, prayer books, gifts, souvenirs, silverware, cassette tapes, video cassettes and DVDs with religious films, postcards, wedding telegrams, baptism and communion souvenirs, religious figures, bas-reliefs, crosses on the wall and many more.

The blessing of souvenirs - when?
Religious memorabilia can be blessed in the cathedral sacristy before or after the Mass.
Choirs and orchestras - what do they have to do to sing or play in the Cathedral?

In order to be able to organize a choir or orchestra concert in the Gniezno cathedral, the consent of the Metropolitan Curia in Gniezno must be obtained:

7 Jana Łaskiego Street, P.O. Box. 18,
Phone: 61 426 21 02,
Fax: 61 426 21 05,
E-Mail: kuria@gniezno.opoka.org.pl

Office hours: Mon-Fri 8.30-14.00

Food - where can you eat a hot meal?

In Pilgrims’ House "Adalbertus" there is Tumska Restaurant - serving Polish cuisine and Ristorante Italiano, where you can enjoy Italian PIZZA and original Italian dishes.

In addition, we recommend the Restaurant at the Hotel Pietrak (at Chrobrego Street 3 - Gniezno promenade), where dinners are served in the form of buffets - EAT WHAT YOU WANT!

In the Pietrak Hotel, it is also worth visiting the tea room in the hanging gardens - it is a magical place full of family warmth, aromas of tea, coffee and delicious homemade pastries. Open daily from 8.00 a.m.

Accommodation - where, how to book?
Tourists and pilgrims are recommended the "Adalbertus" Pilgrims’ House located at 7a Tumska Street (opposite the Gniezno Cathedral). Tel. +48 61 42 613 60
Hotel address
Hotel & Pilgrim's House
Adalbertus
7A Tumska Street,
62-200 Gniezno
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