Lublin is a city where different religions were intertwined for centuries. This religious diversity and multiculturalism may be seen today. From the very beginning Lublin was a city of cultural frontier. There lived Ukrainians, Jews, Scots, Italians, Germans, Dutch, Greek and Russians together with Poles. Despite the dominance of the Roman Catholic community in Lublin, there always were and still are operating various religious communities. Except the Roman Catholic churches there were built Orthodox churches, Evangelican ones, synagogues and others.
Orthodox church
Since ancient times, Lublin was the home for the Orthodox community. There already was a community of rusyns in the Middle Ages in Lublin. The local Orthodox community in Lublin had their own sanctuary – the Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ. Since then, Ukrainian Orthodox Church became the part of the cultural flavor of the city. Orthodox residents of Lublin have the opportunity to attend the Byzantine Liturgy on Saturdays at 18:00 and Sundays at 9:00 in the Orthodox church on Dolińskiego St.1.
Schedule of Services in the Orthodox church on Ruska St.15 may be checked here.
Greek-Catholic community
The official and actual revival of the Greek Catholic life in Lublin was on the 1st of January in 1993. This is the official date of the founding of the Greek Catholic parish in Lublin. After years of persecution parish began working without their own sanctuary. Church of St. Josaphat on Zielona Street was the first temple where masses were held. However, this situation was not good enough, because the Byzantine liturgy demands another location inside the church than Latin.
The current parish church of Lublin Greek Catholic community was built in 1759 in the town Uhryniv on the Sokal region. In 1994, the church became the property of the Greek-Catholic Parish in Lublin. It was moved to the city for the purpose of reconstruction and cultural, and religious needs of the museum. From the Good Friday, according to the Julian calendar, so from the 28th of April in 2000, liturgical life began to happen in the restored church. The temple was reconsecrated on the 8th of June in 2003 by the Przemysl-Warsaw Metropolitan John Martynyak.
Liturgy in the church takes place every Sunday at 10:00 am, and on holidays that fall on weekdays – at 18:00.
You may contact the parish by:
Address: Al. Warszawska 71
Phone: 81 7469399
Fax: 81 7469399
E-mail: s_batruch@poczta.onet.pl
Latin Liturgy in English
Liturgy in English is available for those who come here from the English-speaking countries. Latin Mass in English is held in the church on Staszica St. 16. Except summer holidays, mass is held every Sunday at 16:00. After the mass friendly meetings are held at the parish where everyone have the possibility to share their experiences and thoughts.
If you want to prepare yourself for the liturgy you may read the required materials online: www.liturgy.slu.edu. You will find there the liturgical texts for Sunday services, religious and other valuable materials. There is also a useful website: www.uscb.org with some more general religious information.
Lutheran church
Parafia Ewangelicko-Augsburska p.w. Św. Trójcy
Masses are held every Sunday at 10:00. Classes in Sunday school are held every week. first Sunday of the month, the service is associated with the sacrament of the Altar. Every Thursday service is at 16:15, and there are Biblical Hours. On the last Friday of each month at 12:00 prayer is held near the Cross.
You may contact the parish by:
Address: Al Armii Wojska Polskiego 10
The parish office works on Thursday and Friday from 10:00 till the 16:00.
Phone: +48 (81) 50 44 210
E-mail: luteranie.lublin@gmail.com
Baptist church
Kościół Ewangelicznych Chrześcijan
Meetings take place every Sunday at 10:00, and every Wednesday at 17:00.
You may contact the parish by:
Address: Probostwo St. 30
Phone: 660-754-638, (81) 747-53-68
E-mail: pastor@kechlublin.pl
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Kościół Adwentystów Dnia Siódmego
Meetings take place every Saturday at 9:30.
You may contact the parish by:
Address: Niecała St. 4
Phone: 81 532 42 55
Mariavite
Lublin has another very interesting religious community – mariavite, which has about 100 parishioners. Interesting fact is that the church was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Pius X. The term Mariavite comes from a group of Christian denominations that arose in Poland on the verge of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The term Mariavite comes from Latin phrase „qui Mariae vitam imitantur” those who imitate the life of Virgin Mary. Mariavite’s believes are based on the revelation of God’s Mercy, which was received by a Polish nun Mary Francis Kozlovska, who began to fulfill the mission of rehabilitation of the Polish clergy after her revelations. First mariavite community acted within the Roman Catholic Church while preserving its customs and practices of the liturgy. But in 1906, after the excommunication, which was imposed on the movement of the founding priest Jan Kowalski, was excluded from it.
The Catholic Mariavite Church stands away from the ecumenical movement. The Church does not recognize any excommunications and still exists.
You may contact the parish by:
Address: Niccolo Paganiniego St. 1.
Phone: 81 741 10 34.
Synagogue Chewra Nosim
You may visit the Synagogue on Sundays from 13:00 till 15:00 or at other times by making an appointment.
You may contact them by:
Address: Lubartowska St.10.
Phone: +48 602 473 118, +48 501 836 048.
Islamic Cultural Center
Muslim cultural center in Lublin is one of the oldest of its kind in Poland. It was established in 1989. Their activities also include the activity of major Muslim organizations such as: “The Muslim League”, “The Muslim Students Association” and “The Association of Muslim cultural formation”. This is an open space for dialogue and exchange of views between the residents of Lublin and the followers of Islam. The center is not only a religious organization for the local Muslim community, but also education center and the center of spreading Islamic culture. There is a room for prayers in the center. There are rooms for lectures and a library with a rich collection of books in the center.
Center in connection with its mission, organizes educational activities not only for the Muslim community but also for the residents of Lublin. Training programs and seminars devoted to religious tradition, culture and art of Islam.
Prayers take place daily at 12:00. Islamic Cultural Center is located on Mieczysława Romanowskiego St. 40.
If you have any questions or you are interested in the topic of Islam, feel free to write an e-mail to: secretariat: sekretariat@islamlublin.pl, education: edukacja@islamlublin.pl, media: media@islamlublin.pl.
The center of Buddhism
Buddhist Meditation Diamond Road Branch in Lublin operates in Lublin from 1986.
Four times a week Karmapa meditation is held. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays – at 19:15 and on Sunday at 16:15.
You may contact the center by:
Address: Głowackiego St. 16/6, and it
E-mail: lublin@buddyzm.pl.
Hinduism
“Mission Czaitanii” was registered on the 29th of November in 1990 in Poland, its main office is in Lublin. Mission Czaitanii draws its teachings from Bhagavad Gita and other Vedic scriptures. For this reason, there are many Hindu concepts, such as belief in reincarnation, karma (fate decision in the next incarnation) and many others.
According to this movement, the world is an illusion, a man, being spiritual and transcendent part of God, cannot find happiness in the material world. The human body consists of “gross body” that is the matter, and “subtle body”, which is knowledge, desires and thoughts. According to Hindu teachings, Christ was one of the gurus that people were executed on the cross against his will.
You may contact the center by:
Address: Lubartowska St. 30a.
Phone: 602-256-306.
We hope that this information will be useful for you.