The Cathedral of the Resurrection and St. Thomas the Apostle, usually called Zamość Cathedral, stands in the old town of Zamość in southeastern Poland. It was built in the late 16th century, and it lies on the so-called Route of Renaissance.
Jan Zamoyski, the founder of the city, established the church. The Italian architect Bernardo Morando designed it, and he used Italian churches of the 15th and 16th centuries as his models. That Italian reference gives the building its Renaissance character.
It began as a collegiate church. In 1992 the Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów was established, and Pope John Paul II raised the church to the rank of cathedral. It still serves the Catholic Church in that role today.
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