Places of worship in Warsaw
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This article is a list of places of worship in Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, both current and historical. It includes Catholic, Uniate, Protestant and Orthodox churches, as well as synagogues and shrines of other denominations. Note that the list includes also places of worship that were destroyed some time in the past and are currently non-existent. Throughout its existence, Warsaw has been a multi-cultural city. According to a census of 1901, out of 711,988 inhabitants there were 56,2% Catholics
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

, 35,7% Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...

, 5% Greek orthodox Christians
Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition whose liturgy is also traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament...

 and 2,8% Protestants. Eight years later, in 1909, there were 281,754 Jews (36,9%), 18,189 Protestants (2,4%) and 2,818 Mariavites
Mariavite Church
The Mariavite Church is an independent Christian church that emerged from the Catholic Church of Poland at the turn of the 20th century. Initially, it was an internal movement leading to a reform of the Polish clergy. After a conflict with Polish bishops, it became a separate and independent...

 (0,4%). This led to construction of hundreds of places of religious worship in all parts of the town. Most of them were destroyed in the aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces...

 of 1944. After the war the new communist authorities of Poland discouraged church construction and only a small part of them were rebuilt.

The cathedrals and other main places of worship are bolded, non-existent churches are listed in italics.

Catholic

  • St. Alexander's Church
    St. Alexander's Church
    St. Alexander's Church is a Roman Catholic church on Plac Trzech Krzyży in Warsaw, Poland.-History:...

     on Plac Trzech Krzyży
  • St. Ann's Church
    St. Anne's Church, Warsaw
    St. Anne's Church is a church in the historic center of Warsaw, Poland, adjacent to the Castle Square, at Krakowskie Przedmieście 68. It is one of Poland's most notable churches with a Neoclassical facade. The church ranks among Warsaw's oldest buildings. Over time, it has seen many...

     at Krakowskie Przedmieście
    Krakowskie Przedmiescie
    Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of Poland's capital.Several other Polish cities also have streets named Krakowskie Przedmieście. In Lublin, it is the main and most elegant street...

    , serving the academic community
  • St. Anne's Church in Wilanów
    Wilanów
    Wilanów is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Versailles," and second home to various Polish kings.-History:...

  • St. Augustine's Church
  • Capuchins Church at Miodowa
    Miodowa
    Miodowa is a street in Warsaw's Old Town. More precisely, it links the Freta Street in the New Town, with the Krasiński Square. It is also a street in the Kazimierz district in Kraków.-History:...

     Street
  • Carmelite Church
    Carmelite Church, Warsaw
    Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and of St. Joseph commonly known as the Carmelite Church is a Roman Catholic church at Krakowskie Przedmieście 52/54 in Warsaw, Poland....

  • St. Casimir's Church
  • St. Catherine's Church
  • Church of the Holiest Saviour
    Church of the Holiest Saviour
    Church of the Holiest Saviour is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw, Poland. It is located on the Saviour Square.-History:...

     at the square of the same name
  • Field Cathedral of the Polish Army
    Field Cathedral of the Polish Army
    The Field Cathedral of the Polish Army is the main garrison church of Warsaw and the representative cathedral of the entire Polish Army. In the past the church served a variety of communities and roles: it used to be the church of the Collegium Nobilium and in the 19th century was also turned into...

  • St. Florian's Cathedral
    St. Florian's Cathedral
    St. Florian's Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian the Martyr , is a Catholic church and historical landmark at ul. Floriańska 3 in eastern Warsaw. The 75-meter towers of St...

    in the eastern borough of Praga
    Praga
    Praga is a historical borough of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It is located on the east bank of the river Vistula. First mentioned in 1432, until 1791 it formed a separate town with its own city charter.- History :...

  • St. Francis' Church
  • Shrine of God's Providence in Wilanów
    Wilanów
    Wilanów is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Versailles," and second home to various Polish kings.-History:...

     (under construction since 1791)
  • Holy Cross Church
    Holy Cross Church, Warsaw
    The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic house of worship in downtown Warsaw, Poland. Located on Krakowskie Przedmieście opposite the main Warsaw University campus, it is one of the most notable Baroque churches in Poland's capital....

     on Krakowskie Przedmieście
    Krakowskie Przedmiescie
    Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of Poland's capital.Several other Polish cities also have streets named Krakowskie Przedmieście. In Lublin, it is the main and most elegant street...

  • Holy Ghost's Church
  • St. John's Cathedral
  • St. Martin's Church
  • National Temple of Divine Providence
    National Temple of Divine Providence
    The Temple of Divine Providence , under construction in southern Warsaw's Wilanów district, will be one the most important Roman Catholic buildings in Poland. The story of its construction began over 200 years ago...

     (under construction)
  • Visitationist Church
    Visitationist Church
    Church of St. Joseph of the Visitationists commonly known as the Visitationist Church is a Roman Catholic church in Warsaw, Poland, situated at Krakowskie Przedmieście 34...

     and convent

Orthodox

  • St. Mary Magdalene's Cathedral
  • Alexander Nevsky Cathedral at the Saxon Square (non-existent)
  • St. John Klimak's Church at the Orthodox part of the Powązki Cemetery
    Powazki Cemetery
    Powązki Cemetery , also known as the Stare Powązki is a historic cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city, and one of the oldest...

  • St. Peter and Paul's Church in Wołomin
  • Chapel of the Holy Mary Mother of God at Paryska street

Protestant

  • Anglican Church of Warsaw in Krakowskie Przedmieście
  • Methodist Chapel at Plac Zbawiciela
    Plac Zbawiciela
    Plac Zbawiciela is a circular square in central Warsaw, Poland.The square was originally designed by 18th-century royal gardener Johann Christian Schuch as part of royal gardens....

  • Calvinist Parochial Church
  • Lutheran Holy Trinity Church
    Holy Trinity Church, Warsaw
    The Holy Trinity Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession , also known as Zug's Protestant Church is a Lutheran church in Warsaw, Poland. This is one of two Augsburg Evangelical churches in Warsaw...

     (so-called Zug's Church)
  • Pentecostal Church (Zbór Stołeczny)
  • Seventh Day Adventist Church
  • Baptist Church
  • International Christian Fellowship, Warsaw

Uniate

  • Church of the Ascension of the Holy Mary of the Basilian monks at Miodowa street

Jewish

  • Great Synagogue
    Great Synagogue, Warsaw
    The Great Synagogue of Warsaw was the largest synagogue of pre-war Warsaw and one of the largest in the world at the time.-History:The Great Synagogue was built by the Warsaw's Jewish community between 1875 and 1878 at Tłomackie street, in the south-eastern tip of the district in which the Jews...

    (non-existent)
  • Nożyk Family Synagogue, the only synagogue to be rebuilt after the war
  • Beit Warszawa Synagogue
    Beit Warszawa Synagogue
    Beit Warszawa is a liberal Jewish congregation formed in 1999. It has regular meetings in Warsaw, including Friday night and Saturday morning prayers amongst other events...

  • Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue

Muslim

  • Centre of Islam at Wiertnicza street
  • Muslim House of Prayer in the Iraqi embassy (non-existent)
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