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St. Joseph's Church was built in 1869-70 and is the first Catholic church built in the city since the Reformation. The present church was built in the Gothic Revival style, as were its furnishings.

St. Joseph's Church was built in the years 1905-1909 according to a design by Jan Sas-Zubrzycki. It replaces a church built in 1832, which was in a poor state of repair at the end of the 19th century. The church has a Gothic Revival style inspired by the Vistula Gothic, which is considered to be the manifestation of a true national architectural style of Poland. The tower is modelled on the tower of St. Mary's Church in Krakow.

St. Joseph's Church was founded in the 17th century by Carmelites. In 1864, after the uprising of January, and the dissolution of the Order which followed, the building served as a garrison. In 1919, the church again passed into the hands of the Carmelites.

St. Joseph's Church is a Catholic church whose construction began in 1936. It was built in the neo-Romanesque style and was designed and built by the architect Carlo Paržik (1857-1942). The main marble altar of the church is a gift of Pope Pius XII.

St. Joseph's Church is the second oldest Catholic church in the city. Construction of St. Joseph's Church began in 1913 according to the plans of the architect Adolf Gaudy from Rorschach. In 1973, the exterior of the church was renovated, and in 1976-1977 the interior was renovated.

Little is known about the origins of St. Julian's Church, as the original building was largely destroyed in 1942 during the "Norwich Blitz". The present church is a restoration completed in 1953. However, the church is famous for having been the place where Lady Julian (1342 - 1416) stayed most of her life as an anchoress. During her confinement in the church, she wrote the "Revelations of Divine Love", the oldest book in the English language to have been written by a woman.

The Church of St. Katharinen was founded in the 13th century. The present building was constructed from about 1300 to 1500, with several interruptions. The church, which has been Protestant since 1543, was used by the Swedish legation to hold church services and meetings during the peace negotiations of the Thirty Years' War from 1643 to 1648. The proximity of the castle, built from 1669 as the residence of the Prince-Bishops of Osnabrück, made St. Katharinen a court church. Towards the end of the Second World War, St. Katharinen's fell victim to fire during the last of the air raids on Osnabrück on 25 March 1945. The church was rededicated in 1950. In 1990 it had to be closed for basic repairs to the interior. After extensive renovation work, the church was reopened in November 1992.

St. Kinga's Chapel is located 101 metres underground and is one of the biggest attractions of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The parish of St. Konrad was first mentioned in a document in 1487. After the Thirty Years' War, the clergy of Villingen helped to restore pastoral care in Rietheim and donated liturgical material from the small church, which had been burnt down by Württemberg soldiers on 6th July 1633. In 1671 the church was renovated. In 1719, the Kirchdorf priest Jakob Diem had the present baroque choir built. In 1809-10 the sacristy was added. The church was extensively renovated in 1830-1833 and again in 1861-62. In 1873-74, the interior was renovated and the church received a high altar and pulpit in neo-Gothic style, as well as new pews.

St. Kozma-Demyanov Church is an Orthodox church which is said to have existed since the middle of the 17th century. The graves of priests belonging to the 17th and 18th centuries have been preserved in the cemetery. In 1860, the church was in a dilapidated state and was in need of major repairs. In 1866 the church was rebuilt; the bell tower was completed. The domes were then rebuilt in 1905; the building was restored in the 1970s and in 1992.