Cathedral of Sts. John the Baptist and St. John the Divine - the largest church in Lublin, was built in the Baroque style in the 16th century. The cathedral is an active Archcathedral Cathedral.

The cathedral was founded in the 16th century by Bernard Maciejewski - Catholic bishop and primate of Poland. Construction work began in 1586 by architects John Mary and Joseph Bernardoni Brik Baroque. Consecration of the church took place on April 25, 1604 by Bishop Bernard Maciejewski. Construction works were fully completed in 1625. In 1752 the church was rebuilt after a major fire. On the interior of the church worked many famous artists of his time. So, all the frescoes made by the sculptor John Meyer. Near the altar were created statues of saints, including Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

In July 1773 in Lublin it was disbanded the Jesuits, and then moved to the church of the Trinitarian Order. However, from the Order she had no money for maintaining either the church or the building of the former Jesuit college. In 1797 the church was used as a warehouse for grain.

In 1805 the diocese was established in Lublin, and then began the demolition of the building the Jesuit college. The remaining debris was used for the construction of nearby roads. In 1821 and 1878 were carried out in the church reconstruction.

During the Second World War, the cathedral lost one tower, but at the initiative of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in the postwar years, the cathedral was restored. In the summer of 1987 I visited the Cathedral of Pope John Paul II.