The small basilica, the Catholic baroque church of the monastery of the Order of St. Paul, the church consecrated in the name of Archangel Michael and St. Archbishop Stanislaw Szczepanowski - the most interesting place of worship in the historic district of Kazimierz in Krakow. There is a monument on Skalechna Street on the territory of the monastery. The building is briefly referred to as the Pauline Church on Skalka. This is the third surviving temple building on the site of the previous two.
The first church of the Archangel Michael on Skalka, a Romanesque rotunda, was built in the X-XI centuries on the site of a pagan Vistula temple on the high bank of the Vistula. This iconic building witnessed the brutal, mysterious and enigmatic events of the time. One of them is connected with the modern name of the church. In 1079, in the walls of the church in Krakow, King Boleslaw the Brave of Poland, during a dispute that escalated into a quarrel, with a knight's sword took his head off the shoulders of Archbishop Stanislaw of Krakow.
The decapitated body was taken out into the street and, mocking the innocent victim, cut into pieces and scattered in the district. Miraculously, the disgraced remains were discovered, connected, and the body of the martyr was buried in the church of the Archangel Michael on Skalka, then transferred to the Wawel.
In 1253, the martyr Stanislaus was canonized, and in the 15th century, by order of King Casimir III, a new Gothic church was built on the site of an ancient Romanesque building, consecrated in the name of Saints Michael and Stanislaus. In the XII century the temple was destroyed by the Swedish Crusaders. In the middle of the XVIII century the third cult building in the Baroque style was built, which has survived and still operates.
The monumental building with stairs, balconies, stucco, porticos, turrets is beautiful both outside and inside. The interior decoration, delicate soft colors and luxurious gilding, baroque ornaments, angels, statues and sculptures of saints give the church on Skalka royal luxury and majesty.
The organ, assembled in the Rococo style, has been preserved and functions.
The national pantheon is located in the basement of the church. The entrance to it is arranged under one of the most beautiful stairs leading to the temple. In the pantheon rest the remains of famous Polish people, including the burial of Jan Dlugosz, Polish historian and diplomat, author of the book "History of Poland". Among the burials are the tombs of artists - Henry Semiradsky, Stanislaw Wyspianski and Jacek Malczewski. Writers Adam Asnik and Teofil Lenartowicz, writer Jó zef Ignacy and many other famous Polish artists and scientists also found peace here.
Next to the church is the statue of St. Stanislaus. This pond is also called the "Sprinkler of Poland". Probably, this is the place of ancient pagan rites, which Jan Dlugosz mentions in his records.
According to legend, the dismembered remains of St. Stanislaus were thrown into this place after his murder.
The existing stone structure dates back to the early Baroque period in 1683-1689, made by stonecutter Jacek Napore by order of Jacob Zadzik, Bishop of Cracow since 1638. His coat of arms Korab near the coat of arms of Dlugosz (Vienna) as well as the emblems of the Paulines were placed at the top of the gate in front of the pond. In the middle of the pond is a sculpture of the bishop, made a little later than the building itself, in 1731. Its author is probably the Swiss Jesuit David Hill. The building was restored, like the church itself, in 1895-1896 by architect Karol Knaus. Lanterns were added, and stone eagles, which, according to legend, guarded the body of the saint, were replaced by metal castings. The spring water strongly gives off hydrogen sulfide.
One of the monuments to John Paul II (I met five of them in Krakow, and I'm sure not all of them) has been erected on the territory of the monastery.
The first church of the Archangel Michael on Skalka, a Romanesque rotunda, was built in the X-XI centuries on the site of a pagan Vistula temple on the high bank of the Vistula. This iconic building witnessed the brutal, mysterious and enigmatic events of the time. One of them is connected with the modern name of the church. In 1079, in the walls of the church in Krakow, King Boleslaw the Brave of Poland, during a dispute that escalated into a quarrel, with a knight's sword took his head off the shoulders of Archbishop Stanislaw of Krakow.
The decapitated body was taken out into the street and, mocking the innocent victim, cut into pieces and scattered in the district. Miraculously, the disgraced remains were discovered, connected, and the body of the martyr was buried in the church of the Archangel Michael on Skalka, then transferred to the Wawel.
In 1253, the martyr Stanislaus was canonized, and in the 15th century, by order of King Casimir III, a new Gothic church was built on the site of an ancient Romanesque building, consecrated in the name of Saints Michael and Stanislaus. In the XII century the temple was destroyed by the Swedish Crusaders. In the middle of the XVIII century the third cult building in the Baroque style was built, which has survived and still operates.
The monumental building with stairs, balconies, stucco, porticos, turrets is beautiful both outside and inside. The interior decoration, delicate soft colors and luxurious gilding, baroque ornaments, angels, statues and sculptures of saints give the church on Skalka royal luxury and majesty.
The organ, assembled in the Rococo style, has been preserved and functions.
The national pantheon is located in the basement of the church. The entrance to it is arranged under one of the most beautiful stairs leading to the temple. In the pantheon rest the remains of famous Polish people, including the burial of Jan Dlugosz, Polish historian and diplomat, author of the book "History of Poland". Among the burials are the tombs of artists - Henry Semiradsky, Stanislaw Wyspianski and Jacek Malczewski. Writers Adam Asnik and Teofil Lenartowicz, writer Jó zef Ignacy and many other famous Polish artists and scientists also found peace here.
Next to the church is the statue of St. Stanislaus. This pond is also called the "Sprinkler of Poland". Probably, this is the place of ancient pagan rites, which Jan Dlugosz mentions in his records.
According to legend, the dismembered remains of St. Stanislaus were thrown into this place after his murder.
The existing stone structure dates back to the early Baroque period in 1683-1689, made by stonecutter Jacek Napore by order of Jacob Zadzik, Bishop of Cracow since 1638. His coat of arms Korab near the coat of arms of Dlugosz (Vienna) as well as the emblems of the Paulines were placed at the top of the gate in front of the pond. In the middle of the pond is a sculpture of the bishop, made a little later than the building itself, in 1731. Its author is probably the Swiss Jesuit David Hill. The building was restored, like the church itself, in 1895-1896 by architect Karol Knaus. Lanterns were added, and stone eagles, which, according to legend, guarded the body of the saint, were replaced by metal castings. The spring water strongly gives off hydrogen sulfide.
One of the monuments to John Paul II (I met five of them in Krakow, and I'm sure not all of them) has been erected on the territory of the monastery.
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