National Temple of Divine Providence

Temple of Divine Providence
In April 2016
Basic information
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Country	Poland
Year consecrated	2016
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Wojciech Szymborski, Lech Szymborski
Architectural type	Church
Specifications
Height (max)	75 m
Materials	Concrete

The Temple of Divine Providence (Polish: Świątynia Opatrzności Bożej), in southern Warsaw's Wilanów district, is one of the most important Roman Catholic buildings in Poland. The story of its construction began in the 18th century The Temple is meant to be a national and religious symbol for Poland. The Divine Providence complex comprises a Church of Divine Providence, a Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński, and a Pantheon of Great Poles.

The Center of Divine Providence commemorates Poland as a country with a Roman Catholic majority and links providential events in Poland's history over the past 200 years with their putative divine inspiration: the Constitution of May 3, 1791; the 1918 rebirth of independent Poland; the 1920 "Miracle at the Vistula"; the August 1980 founding of the Solidarity movement; the next resumption of independence, in 1989; and the pastoral ministry of Stefan Wyszynski and the pontificate of Pope John Paul II. The Center is a votive church for 1,000 years of Poland's Christianity.

The idea of constructing a National Temple of Divine Providence goes back to the reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski. Two days after the Four-Year Sejm had passed the 3 May Constitution, on 5 May 1791, the members and the king made a commitment of thanksgiving to erect a church "ex voto of all estates ... dedicated to the highest Providence." It was to be an expression of thanksgiving to "the Highest Ruler of the fate of nations" for the adoption of the constitution.

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