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St.
Florian's
Cathedral,
more
formally
known
as
the
Cathedral
of
St.
Michael
the
Archangel
and
St.
Florian
the
Martyr
(Polish:
Katedra
Świętego
Michała
Archanioła
i
Świętego
Floriana),
is
a
Catholic
church
and
historic
landmark
at
ul.
Floriańska
3
(St.
Florian's
Street)
in
eastern
Warsaw.
The
75-meter
towers
of
St.
Florian’s
Cathedral
dominate
eastern
Warsaw's
Praga
district
and
highlight
the
cathedral’s
role
as
a
form
of
protest
against
the
erstwhile
Russian
domination
of
Poland.
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There
has
been
a
Catholic
church
presence
in
or
around
the
site
of
the
future
church
since
1583,
but
the
impetus
for
creating
a
lasting
and
substantial
church
did
not
arrive
until
the
late
19th
century.
The
map
of
Europe
was
redrawn
during
the
Congress
of
Vienna
and
the
resulting
territorial
maneuvers
placed
the
Duchy
of
Warsaw
under
the
control
of
the
Russian
Empire,
transforming
it
into
the
Congress
Poland.
Among
other
intrusions,
over
twenty
Russian
Orthodox
churches
were
built
in
Poland.
To
protest
against
the
perceived
imposition
of
a
foreign
church,
and
in
direct
reaction
to
the
monumental
Orthodox
Church
of
Mary
Magdalene
built
down
the
street,
St
Florian’s
was
built
with
two
commanding
75-meter
(250-foot)
towers
between
1897-1904.
The
church
is
named
after
St.
Florian,
the
patron
saint
of
professions
associated
with
fire,
such
as
firefighters,
steelworkers,
chimney
sweeps,
potters
and
bakers.
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During
and
after
the
Siege
of
Warsaw,
churches
were
used
as
a
hiding
place
for
Jews,
the
Warsaw
Army
(Armia
Warszawa)
and
as
a
general
refuge
for
civilians.
St.
Florian's
was
destroyed
by
the
Germans
as
they
withdrew
from
Poland
in
1944
after
the
Warsaw
Uprising.
The
church
remained
in
ruins
for
several
years,
but
by
the
1950s
a
reconstruction
effort
slowly
began
with
support
from
Praga
residents.
The
rebuilt
church
was
reopened
in
1972.
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