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Deanery of St. John's Cathedral, Warsaw

Coordinates: 52°14′41″N 21°00′36″E / 52.24472°N 21.01000°E / 52.24472; 21.01000
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Pałac Dziekana w Warszawie
LocationWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship; in Poland
Coordinates52°14′41″N 21°00′36″E / 52.24472°N 21.01000°E / 52.24472; 21.01000
Built15th/16th century
Demolished1944
Rebuilt1966-68
Architectural style(s)Classicist
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, vi
Designated1980
Part ofHistoric Centre of Warsaw
Reference no.30bis
Designated1994-09-08
Part ofWarsaw – historic city center with the Royal Route and Wilanów
Reference no.M.P. 1994 nr 50 poz. 423[1]
Deanery of St. John's Cathedral, Warsaw is located in Warsaw
Deanery of St. John's Cathedral, Warsaw
Location of the Deanery in Warsaw

The Deanery of St. John's Cathedral, Warsaw (Polish: Pałac Dziekana w Warszawie) is a historic building located on ulica Dziekania (Deanery Street) in the Old Town of Warsaw, Poland.

Since 2016 the Deanery has been the home of the Museum of the Archdiocese of Warsaw.[2]

History

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In the fourteenth century, as mentioned in historic sources of 1339, the present site of the Deanery was the location of the former rectory of St. John's Church.

The Deanery's masonry building was constructed at the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries on a large plot of land ceded by the Royal Castle. In 1607 the building burned in a city fire. Three years later, it was rebuilt as a residence for Dean J. Raciborski. In the 18th century, it was home to a theological seminary. In 1838 the palace's grounds were reduced in favor of the Castle, and in 1844 the building was converted into a tenement house. In 1870–1939, the Deanery housed offices and Castle employees.

During the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, the building suffered substantial damage. Only small fragments of the ground floor and first floor survived. Almost all of Dziekania (Deanery) Street, including St. John's Cathedral, was destroyed by the explosion of a German Goliath tracked mine.

In 1966-68 the Deanery was rebuilt to a design by Stanisław Marzyński, with a somewhat modified appearance relative to its prewar one.[3]

Since 2016 the Deanery has been home to the Museum of the Archdiocese of Warsaw.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P., 1994, vol. 50, No. 423
  2. ^ "Pałac Dziekana Warszawa Dziekania 1 Mapa Dojazd". Reporter.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Warszawa – klasycystyczny pałac Dziekana «  Zamki Rotmanka". zamki.rotmanka.com (in Polish). Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ^ www.sam3.pl, CONCEPT Intermedia. "Ulica Dziekania - Ulice - Dzielnica Śródmieście m. st. Warszawy". www.srodmiescie.warszawa.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)