St. Hyacinth's Church, Warsaw

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St. Hyacinth's Church

Building information
Town Warsaw
Country Poland
Architect Giovanni Battista Trevano
Client Dominican Order
Construction start date 1603
Completion date 1639
Date demolished 1944
Style Baroque

St. Hyacinth's Church (Polish: Kościół św. Jacka; named after St. Hyacinth — in Polish, święty Jacek Odrowąż-Wojtkowicz, one of several patron saints of Poland) is located in Warsaw's New Town at ulica Freta 8/10.

St. Hyacinth's Church was founded by the Dominican Order and adjoins Warsaw's largest monastery. The church is a mixture of Renaissance and early-Baroque styles. Its construction began in 1603 and was completed in 1639.

During World War II, the church and monastery served the Polish forces in the Warsaw Uprising as a field hospital. This fact turned these buildings into targets of frequent bombing by the Germans.

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Coordinates: 52°15′5″N, 21°0′32″E