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St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk, also known as the Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary or the Parish of the Main Town, has been a minor basilica since 1965. The history of this sacred building dates back to the times of the district breakdown in Poland and is not certain, as it is assumed that the first mentions of the church on the site of today's basilica appear in sources in the mid-thirteenth century. However, the origins of today's basilica, which began to be built in 1343, under a privilege issued by the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, are certain. Interestingly, construction began simultaneously on two sides - the east and the west. By 1400, the construction of external walls was completed, and the works were managed by the master bricklayer Henryk Ungeradin - the same one who also worked at the Gdańsk City Hall. During the Thirteen Years' War (154-1466), the works were not stopped, and the final version of the vaults probably appeared in the temple in the years 1498-1502. In 1518, a parish in the Renaissance style was added to the church. In the course of World War II, the temple was largely destroyed, and its present shape was given in the course of restoration works in the 1940s and 1950s. The basilica was rededicated in 1955. At present, it is one of the largest churches in Poland and is a very good example of North European Gothic in our country.
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