Our Lady of Sorrows Church (Poprad)
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church is the main Roman Catholic church of the town of Poprad
, Slovakia
. It was built between 1939 and 1942. The church is 48 m long and 22 m wide. The title "concathedral" refers to the fact that it is the second cathedral in the Diocese of Spiš
, after St. Martin's Cathedral
in Spišská Kapitula
.
Poprad
Poprad is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia with a population of approximately 55,000.The Poprad-Tatry Airport is...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. It was built between 1939 and 1942. The church is 48 m long and 22 m wide. The title "concathedral" refers to the fact that it is the second cathedral in the Diocese of Spiš
Roman Catholic Diocese of Spiš
The Diocese of Spiš is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Slovakia. It covers central and eastern parts of the Žilina Region and western part of the Prešov Region. Its seat is in Spišské Podhradie, covers an area of 7,802 km² with 583,633 people of which 76.6% are of Catholic faith...
, after St. Martin's Cathedral
St. Martin's Cathedral (Spišská Kapitula)
St. Martin's Cathedral is a cathedral in Slovakia. It was built in the years 1245-1273. It's located in the town of Spišská Kapitula and it's the cathedral church of the Spiš diocese....
in Spišská Kapitula
Spišská Kapitula
Spišská Kapitula, is an exceptionally well-preserved ecclesiastical town on the outskirts of Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia, and overlooking Spiš Castle. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments.-Town and history:The town consists of St....
.