Polish Orthodox Church
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The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, or Orthodox Church of Poland, is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches in full communion. The church was established in 1924, to accommodate Orthodox Christians of Polish descent in the eastern part of the country, when Poland regained its independence after the First World War.
Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene, Warsaw, the main Polish Orthodox Church
Supraśl Orthodox Monastery in Supraśl founded by Aleksander Chodkiewicz
Meeting of the Holy Synod of the Polish Orthodox Church in 1929 (starting from left bishop Aleksiy, archbishop Theodosius, metropolitan Dionysius, bishop Alexander)
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Łódź
Polish people
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Polish people, or Poles, are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Central Europe. The preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland defines the Polish nation as comprising all the citizens of Poland, regardless of heritage or ethnicity. The majority of Poles adhere to Roman Catholicism.
Fragment of Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum (1073) by Adam of Bremen, containing the name "Polans": "trans Oddaram sunt Polanos"
The Polish White Eagle is Poland's enduring national and cultural symbol
Adam Mickiewicz is regarded as a national poet in Poland
Frederic Chopin plays for the Radziwiłł family, 1829 (painting by Henryk Siemiradzki, 1887)