Kwidzyn. 14th Century Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist/ Katedra św. Jana Ewangelisty z XIV w.

The present church of St John the Evangelist was built from around 1325, as the cathedral of the Diocese of Pomezza and the city's parish church. Construction was completed in the second half of the 14th century. From the beginning, the cathedral was one building complex in conjunction with the fortified castle of the Pomezanian chapter. The church is a Gothic brick building. It consists of a pentagonal, two-storey priest's choir (completed around 1335/1340) and an elongated, five-bay body of pseudo-basilica character. The chancel and nave are covered with a stellar vault with a guiding rib, the side aisles with a tripartite vault. The west elevation of the temple connected directly to the chapter house castle. In 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars, the church was converted into a food warehouse and an exercise hall. Modernisation works were carried out between 1816 and 1817. Between 1862 and 1864, the church was extensively modernised to restore the cathedral's medieval appearance. A neo-Gothic altar and pulpit were erected. The collapsed vault in the chancel was rebuilt, and the Gothic wall paintings were exposed and repainted. The stained glass windows in the chancel were created in 1864. The defensive function of the church was strengthened by a cloister running in the attic of the body from 1384 (?) and the choir, and by two massive octagonal stair turrets at the chancel.
Places mentioned in this video:
1/ The porch (1586) with a mosaic painting (1380).
In 1586, a porch of Gothic sandstone was built in front of the main entrance on the south side. Above the porch is a preserved mosaic painting, dated 1380, depicting the martyrdom of St John the Evangelist. Beneath the mosaic was the inscription "Johannes episcopus fecit fieri hoc opus anno domini mccc 80/1380/" (John the Bishop commissioned this work in the year of our Lord MCCC 80/1380/), removed during restoration in the early 20th century and now displayed in the church. The creators of the mosaic were probably masters from Venice.
2/ Bishop's oak throne (16th century)
The oak throne of Bishop Job von Dobeneck was built in the early 16th century. It is characterised by rich late Gothic wood carving. The front door is decorated with the coat of arms of the Pomezanian diocese and the family coat of arms of Bishop Dobeneck. The side walls, decorated with floral motifs, also depict the figure of the bishop. The openwork finial of the throne like a crown of thorns completes the whole.
3/ Doors to the Groebner Chapel (1705)
Doors to the Groebner Chapel (1705) showing scenes from the life of Kwidzyn starost and general Otto Friedriech von der Gröben (1656-1728), the first Prussian explorer of Africa.
4/ Epitaphs
The interior decoration of the cathedral is decorated, rich in form, with epitaphs.
5/ Gothic wall paintings
In the interior, the most spectacular design element is the large set of Gothic wall paintings from the turn of the 14th/15th century in the form of a three-metre wide frieze running under the windows along the northern and southern aisles. The paintings were covered up during the Protestant period. They were rediscovered in July 1862 during renovation work. Unfortunately, the polychrome paintings were repainted during the prescient restoration work. They were only partially restored between 1931 and 1934.
6/ Confessionals (18th century)
Under the pillars in the western part of the church are two late-Baroque Evangelical confessionals carved at the beginning of the 18th century. They are among the few monuments of this type preserved in Poland.
7/ Beneath the organ gallery, two of the church's oldest Renaissance bells (a smaller one from 1512 and a larger one from 1584) are placed on pedestals.
8/ The porch (1586)
Inside the porch is the oldest 14th century cathedral door with old fittings and a 17th century lock.
9/ Polish church altar (1570)
Painted triptych with the scene of the Crucifixion from 1570 located on the altar of the Polish Church (during the Protestant period of the 16th-20th century).
10/ Gothic stone grave slabs.
11/ Presumed place where Blessed Dorothy was walled up alive.
The room at the base of the cathedral tower is probably the authentic cell where Blessed Dorothy died. If scientifically confirmed, this is the only medieval recluse, or walled-off hermitage, in Poland and in this part of Europe in general.
12/ Pulpit (18th century)
The neo-Gothic pulpit with an openwork canopy dates from the 18th century and is made of cement casting.
13/ Main altar from the second half of the 19th century. All decorations are cast in cement.

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