{"id":3965,"title":"St Mary Magdalene Church","image":["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-featured.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-featured-768x511.jpg"],"gallery":[["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-1.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-1-300x200.jpg"],["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-2.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-2-300x200.jpg"],["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-3.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-3-300x200.jpg"],["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-4.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-4-300x200.jpg"],["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-5.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-5-300x200.jpg"],["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-6.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-6-300x200.jpg"],["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-7.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-7-300x200.jpg"],["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-8.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-8-300x200.jpg"],["https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-9.jpg","https:\/\/visitwroclaw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katedra-polskokatolicka-sw-marii-magdaleny-gallery-9-300x200.jpg"]],"address":"Szewska 10, Wroc\u0142aw, 50-122, Polska","website":{"title":"Visit website","url":"http:\/\/www.katedramm.pl","target":"_blank"},"website_btn_title":null,"description":"<p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"263\">St Mary Magdalene Church is administered by the Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland. The church is an intriguing architectural site and is frequently used as a concert venue. It was built between 1226 and 1232.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"335\">How to Get to the Polish-Catholic Church of St Mary Magdalene<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"534\">The church is located on Szewska Street, just a few dozen meters from Wroc\u0142aw\u2019s Market Square. If you&#8217;re arriving by car, you can access the area via Piaskowa Street or Kazimierza Wielkiego Street.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"601\">There are paid parking spaces and parking lots nearby, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"841\">\n<li data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"646\">\n<p data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"646\">the parking lot on Wita Stwosza Street,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"710\">\n<p data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"710\">the multi-level parking lot on Kazimierza Wielkiego Street,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"763\">\n<p data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"763\">the underground parking lot at Nowy Targ Square,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"803\">\n<p data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"803\">parking spaces on \u0141aciarska Street,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"841\">\n<p data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"841\">parking spaces on Kotlarska Street.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"868\">Public Transport<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"913\">You can reach the area by public transport:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"1060\">\n<li data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"1003\">\n<p data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1003\"><strong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"927\">Trams:<\/strong> lines 6 and 7 (O\u0142awska stop), lines 3, 4, 10, 23, and 33 (\u015awidnicka stop)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1060\">\n<p data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1060\"><strong data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1016\">Buses:<\/strong> lines K and 149 (Galeria Dominika\u0144ska stop)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1299\">MPK tickets can be purchased directly on board the tram or bus. Simply choose your ticket type on the screen and tap your payment card. Tickets are also available at kiosks and ticket machines at selected stops (payment by card or cash).<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1368\">Viewing Platform \u2013 <em data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1346\">Mostek Pokutnic<\/em> (\u201cPenitents\u2019 Bridge\u201d)<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1929\">The viewing platform at St Mary Magdalene Church is known as the <em data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1452\">Mostek Pokutnic<\/em> (&#8220;Penitents\u2019 Bridge&#8221; or &#8220;Witches\u2019 Bridge&#8221;). Its name comes from a Wroc\u0142aw legend about a young woman named Tekla. She spent her days partying and flirting, refusing to work or marry. Her father, angry at her recklessness, cursed her. One night, evil forces carried her away to the bridge between the towers, where she was condemned to sweep forever. One day, a kind little witch named Martynka took pity on Tekla and asked the wizard Micha\u0142 to lift the curse and set her free.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2053\">The bridge sits 45 meters above the ground and is reached by climbing 247 steps. There is no elevator in the church tower.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2135\">The viewing platform is open all year round, with hours depending on the season:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2137\" data-end=\"2176\"><strong data-start=\"2137\" data-end=\"2174\">Opening hours \u2013 Penitents\u2019 Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2244\">\n<li data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2211\">\n<p data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2211\"><strong data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2190\">Summer:<\/strong> 10:00 AM \u2013 8:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2244\">\n<p data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2244\"><strong data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2225\">Winter:<\/strong> 10:00 AM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2310\">Holy Masses at St Mary Magdalene Polish-Catholic Church<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2476\">Masses are held every Sunday at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, and 6:00 PM. Private intention Masses can be requested in person or by email: <strong data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2476\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2474\">parafiamariimagdaleny@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2525\">History of St Mary Magdalene Cathedral<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2527\" data-end=\"2701\">This Gothic church in the Wroc\u0142aw style was built in the 14th century, replacing an earlier structure that had been destroyed, among other things, during the Mongol invasion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"3111\">The church was expanded and modernized many times. The impressive six-bay nave and two-level sacristy we see today are the result of reconstruction in the second half of the 14th century. The building measures over 62 meters in length and 32 meters in width, with the nave ceiling reaching nearly 23 meters high. The \u201cSinner\u2019s Bell\u201d in the south tower was once the largest in Silesia, weighing over 5.6 tons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3113\" data-end=\"3378\">The church reached its peak between the 15th and 16th centuries, with 16 chapels and 58 altars. Today, its highlights include a Renaissance pulpit and numerous epitaphs on the interior walls. In 1523, the cathedral was taken over by Wroc\u0142aw\u2019s Evangelical community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3380\" data-end=\"3741\">The church has experienced several dramatic events throughout its history. In 1887, fireworks set off for Emperor Wilhelm I\u2019s birthday caused a fire in the north tower. In 1945, stored ammunition exploded in the south tower, destroying it along with the Sinner\u2019s Bell. After World War II, the Polish-Catholic Church took over the administration of the building.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3743\" data-end=\"3950\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Restoration of the post-war damage continued into the late 20th century. Today, St Mary Magdalene Church is one of Wroc\u0142aw\u2019s most fascinating religious sites, frequently hosting concerts and cultural events.<\/p>\n","categories":["Monuments","Churches and temples"],"lat":51.109491,"lng":17.035061}