Carmelite Church on the Sand

Poland, Krakow
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Carmelite Church on the Sand

Poland, Krakow
The baroque church of the monastic order of the Carmelites is located in the central part of Krakow. According to legend, the first temple on this site was built in the 11th century at the expense of the local prince in gratitude for a miraculous recovery. In a dream, the Mother of God appeared to him, who indicated a place in the city where "violets grow on the sand." Sand compresses helped to heal, and the prince ordered the construction of a temple. True, the religious building, which has survived to this day, was restored in the 17th century after the attack of the Swedish army. As for the interior, the main altar with a bas-relief, made at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, is one of the wonderful carvings in Krakow.

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Traveled 7 years ago
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One of the favorite temples of the inhabitants of Krakow, in which the Carmelite fathers keep two miraculous images of the Virgin - "Scapular" and "Sand", which is also called "Krakow mistress". Her image was painted directly on the wall of the church by an unknown monk in the late XV century. According to legend, while working, the author suddenly received another task. He stopped work, and when he returned to it, the image on the wall was completely executed. According to legend, the first church on this site was built in the XI century at the expense of Prince Vladislav Herman in gratitude for the miraculous healing.
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