Saint George church in Sopot, Poland, Gothic Revival church in Sopot, Poland.
Saint George Church is a Neo-Gothic red-brick church on Kościuszki Street in Sopot, built by Wilhelm Lippke's firm between 1899 and 1901 to a design by Ludwig von Tiedemann. Emperor Wilhelm II had the tower raised so it could be seen from ships on the Bay of Gdańsk. Since 1945 it has served as a Roman Catholic civil and garrison church.
Built between 1899 and 1901 by Wilhelm Lippke's firm to a design by Ludwig von Tiedemann, who waived his fee, the church was funded by Empress Augusta Victoria and Emperor Wilhelm II. Wilhelm II ordered the tower to be visible from ships in the Bay of Gdańsk. It served Protestant worship as the Erlöserkirche until 1945, when it was handed to military chaplaincy on 8 May; on 1 July 1967 it was transferred to the Polish Navy.
The church originally served Protestant worshippers before becoming a Catholic garrison church after World War II. This shift reflects the religious changes that reshaped the region over time.
The building is easily accessible and can be viewed from outside at any time. Visitors should check service times before entering, as regular worship may be taking place.
The church's second patron is Our Lady of Częstochowa, named so by a 1959 decree of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński after efforts by rector Wiktor Kłosowicz. In 1971 a relief of her from the chapel of the historic liner m/s Batory was placed in the right side altar. Near the side altar of St Joseph the Worker, plaques unveiled on 28 March 2017 honour two Sopot figures, Fr Paweł Matulewicz and Fr Jan Kaczkowski.
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