Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes, Nysa

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Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes
Bazylika pw. św. Jakuba Apostoła i św. Agnieszki, Dziewicy i Męczennicy
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Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes
50°28′29″N17°20′04″E / 50.4747°N 17.3344°E / 50.4747; 17.3344 Coordinates: 50°28′29″N17°20′04″E / 50.4747°N 17.3344°E / 50.4747; 17.3344
Location Nysa
Country Poland
Language(s)Polish
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Parish church, Basilica minor
Founder(s) Jarosław of Opole
Dedication James the Great and Agnes of Rome
Consecrated 1198
Architecture
Functional statusFunctional
Heritage designation Historic Monument of Poland
Designated28 February 2011 [1]
Style Gothic
Years built1195–1198 (first church) 1392 (present church) 1424–1430 (second phase)
Groundbreaking 1195 (first church)
Completed1430
Administration
Diocese Opole
Deanery Nysa
Parish St. James and St. Agnes Parish in Nysa

The Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes is a Catholic Church parish church and basilica minor in the New Town area of Nysa, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Built in the Late Middle Ages, it was the historically the cultural centre of the town and Nysa's largest sacramental building. [2] It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. [1]

History

There has been a parish church at the site since the first was built between 1195 and 1198 and consecrated in 1198 by Jarosław, Duke of Opole and Bishop of Wrocław. [3]

The current church was built in two phases. [4] The first stage was built before 1392, when the six-span church was built. The second stage was built between 1424 and 1430, when the chancel and ambulatory were built. [5] St. James's Church was then Nysa's highest building, with its rooftop surpassing other structures in the exceptionally historic part of town. [6] It is the burial site of Duke Wenceslaus II of Legnica from the Piast dynasty. The church was visited several times by King Władysław IV of Poland.

There is a detached bell tower adjacent to the main church building.

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