Sandomierz Cathedral | |
Fullname: | Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Native Name: | Bazylika katedralna Narodzenia NMP w Sandomierzu |
Native Name Lang: | Po |
Location: | Sandomierz, Poland |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Style: | Gothic, Baroque |
Years Built: | 1360 |
Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sandomierz (Polish: Bazylika katedralna Narodzenia NMP w Sandomierzu) is a gothic cathedral constructed in 1360. The cathedral was renovated in the baroque style in the 18th century, and first received the rank of cathedral in 1818.
This cathedral contains a series of paintings built into the church's wooden panelling depicting the Martyrologium Romanum. The third painting shows the scene of a supposed blood libel which is claimed "...depicts ritual murders committed in Sandomierz by Tatarians on Christian children".[1] The inscription next to the painting reads filius apothecarii ab infidelibus judeis sandomiriensibus occisus (English: son of an apothecary, killed by infidel Sandomierz Jews).[2]