Catholic church of St. Wojciech ( Polish. Kościół św. Wojciecha ) is a Roman Catholic church in the center of Krakow , located in the Old Town on the Market Square . One of the smallest, as well as one of the oldest churches in the city, dates from the 11th century. The church was originally built in the Romanesque style , but in the XVII-XVIII centuries it was rebuilt in the Baroque style .
| Church | |
| Catholic church of St. Wojciech | |
|---|---|
| Kościół św. Wojciecha | |
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| A country |  Poland |
| Krakow , Market Square, 2 | |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Diocese | Krakow Archdiocese |
| Architectural style | romance , baroque |
| Established | |
The church bears the name of St. Wojciech , a bishop-missionary from the Czech Republic , who, according to legend, read sermons at this place on the road to Prussia (now the northern lands of Poland), where he was sent to christen its pagan residents. There he suffered martyrdom and became the first patron of Poland. In 1453, John Kapistran , an Italian saint and medieval preacher, preached at the church.
In the main altar is the image of the Mother of God, which is a copy of the Roman icon of the Mother of God Salus Populi Romani .
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History
According to legend, at the place where the church is now located, sermons of St. Wojciech led. In memory of this, a wooden church was built. During archaeological excavations, the remains of a previous building were discovered, in particular a brick, which belongs to the turn of the X-XI centuries. The current Romanesque church appeared in the second half of the XI - beginning of the XII century. In 1404, thanks to Bishop Peter Vysh Radolinsky, the church became the parish church of the University . At the beginning of the XVII century, after a significant reconstruction, the building took on a baroque appearance: the walls of the church were raised, the structure was covered with a new dome, the Romanesque walls were plastered , and a new exit was made from the west. The reconstruction was led by Professor Valenty Fontana, as well as Father Sebastian Mirosh. In 1711, a new sacristy was built, and in 1778 - the chapel of St. Vincent Kadlubek .
Architecture
The building is one-nave , covered with an elliptical dome , with a closed altar . Two niches ( pastophoria ) are adjacent to the nave. In the north, a sacristy adjoining the church has the shape of a semicircular apse , and in the west is the rectangular chapel of Kadlubek. At the entrance to the church is the late baroque portal (second of the 18th century). Interior decoration - Baroque, the second half of the XVIII century. Above the main altar is the icon of the Virgin of the XVII century. The dome of the church is made of polychrome by Eugenyush Chukhorsky.
In the basement of the church is a museum exposition dedicated to the history of the Market Square.
Inside the church
Choir and Organ
Chapel of the Blessed Vincent Cadlubek
Notes
- ↑ archINFORM - 1994.
Literature
- Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, Dawny romański kościół św. Wojciecha na podstawie własnych zdjęć i badań , Rocznik Krakowski 3 (1900), s. 153-172 [1] (Polish)