NOWY SĄCZ – A CITY OF MANY CULTURES AND RELIGIONS

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The Collegiate Basilica of St. Margaret is the center of religious life for Catholics, who have been the majority of Nowy Sącz’s residents since the beginning of its history. Inside the church, there is a miraculous painting of the Transfiguration of the Lord, to which the faithful make pilgrimages. The parish priests of the Nowy Sącz parish church were famous for interreligious dialogue (including Father Jan Machaczek and Mitred Father Władysław Lesiak).

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The Evangelical-Augsburg parish was established in Nowy Sącz in 1802, and its seat was the buildings of the Franciscan monastery. It ran its own school on Pijarska Street, and the pastors were considered people of dialogue. Before World War II, over 500 people of the Evangelical faith lived in the city.

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The Greek Catholic Church of St. Nicholas has served the Ruthenians of Nowy Sącz since 1911. Next to the church there was a dormitory where young Lemkos studying in secondary schools lived. Before World War II, the parish had over 300 members. In 1945, the church was destroyed during the war and then dismantled.