St. Wojciech's Church 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 the oldest churches in the city, dates from the XI century. The church was originally built in the Romanesque style, but in the 17th and 18th centuries it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The church is named after St. Wojciech, a missionary bishop from the Czech Republic, who traditionally preached at this place on the way to Prussia (now northern Poland), where he was sent to baptize its inhabitants. There he died a martyr's death and became the first patron saint of Poland. For centuries, the church has been the site of the proclamation of God's Word, and in 1453, St. John Capistrano, the great preacher of the Middle Ages, preached at this 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.
Archaeological excavations have uncovered the remains of a previous building, including bricks dating from the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries.
The current Romanesque shrine was built in the second half of the 11th century at the beginning of the 12th century. In 1404, thanks to Bishop Peter Vyshov Radolinsky, the church became the parish church of the University. At the beginning of the 17th century, after a significant reconstruction, the building acquired a Baroque appearance: the church walls were raised, the whole building was covered with a dome, the Romanesque walls were plastered, and a new exit was made from the west. The reconstruction was supervised by prof. Valentin Fontana, as well as Fr. Sebastian Mirosz. In 1711 the sacristy was completed, and in 1778 - the chapel of Blessed Vincent Kadlubko.
The building is single-nave, covered with an elliptical dome, with a directly closed altar. Adjacent to the nave are two niches (pastophoria). To the north of the church adjoins the sacristy in the form close to a semicircular apse, to the south - a rectangular chapel Kadlubka.
In front of the entrance of the other church there is a late baroque portal (2nd half of the 18th century).
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.
Archaeological excavations have uncovered the remains of a previous building, including bricks dating from the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries.
The current Romanesque shrine was built in the second half of the 11th century at the beginning of the 12th century. In 1404, thanks to Bishop Peter Vyshov Radolinsky, the church became the parish church of the University. At the beginning of the 17th century, after a significant reconstruction, the building acquired a Baroque appearance: the church walls were raised, the whole building was covered with a dome, the Romanesque walls were plastered, and a new exit was made from the west. The reconstruction was supervised by prof. Valentin Fontana, as well as Fr. Sebastian Mirosz. In 1711 the sacristy was completed, and in 1778 - the chapel of Blessed Vincent Kadlubko.
The building is single-nave, covered with an elliptical dome, with a directly closed altar. Adjacent to the nave are two niches (pastophoria). To the north of the church adjoins the sacristy in the form close to a semicircular apse, to the south - a rectangular chapel Kadlubka.
In front of the entrance of the other church there is a late baroque portal (2nd half of the 18th century).
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