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Skalka sanctuary, where
St. Stanislaw suffered martyrdom in 1079 as the bishop of
Krakow, has been his shrine since then. Rococo church of the
18th century adjoins a Renaissance monastery of the 17th
century.
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Romanesque church of St. Andrew and the Baroque church of SS
Peter and Paul
stand side by side halfway
Grodzka street. They date from the 11th and the 17th centuries
respectively.
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St. Catherine's
church at 7 Augustianska street and Skaleczna street, in
the historic
Kazimierz district, dates from
1363 and represents Krakow Gothic architecture. Adjoining
medieval monastery boasts a beautiful cloister with fine
frescos.
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Sanctuary of Divine Mercy
in the Lagiewniki neighborhood of Krakow is one of Europe's most
popular pilgrimage destinations.
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St. Mary's basilica
(Kosciol Mariacki) overlooks Rynek Glowny, the central square of
Krakow. Actually, it's dedicated to the Assumption. The Gothic
church dates from the end of the 13th century and is rich in
masterpieces such as the famous Veit Stoss
altarpiece of 1489.
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The Holy Cross church
at Plac Sw. Ducha square and Swietego Krzyza street dates back
to circa 1300.
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St. Adalbert's church
(Kosciol Sw. Wojciecha) on the Old Town's vast central square
dates back to the 10th century. It's probably Krakow's
oldest church, the Baroque facelift masking the original
Romanesque architecture.
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John Paul II sanctuary,
situated in the Lagiewniki neighborhood close to the
Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, is the foremost shrine to the saint
Pope and once the Krakow archbishop. Its heart is a chapel with
the central altar which contains a glass case displaying the
blood of John Paul II.
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Convent of Poor Clares
at 56 Grodzka street has adjoined St. Andrew's church since 1318. From
the 1610 on it has stayed in the shadow of the massive church of
SS. Peter and Paul.
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St. Benedict's church
was built in the 13th century on one of the hills
overlooking Krakow.
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Basilica of the Holy Trinity
at 12 Stolarska street and Dominkanska street was built
by the Black Friars in the 13th century together with the
adjacent monastery.
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Corpus Christi church
at 26 Bozego Ciala street and Sw. Wawrzynca street, in the
middle of Kazimierz which was a separate city to become a
downtown district of Krakow, dates from circa 1340. The
adjoining monastery dates back to 1405.
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Franciscan monastery
at 4 Franciszkanska street and Plac Wszystkich Swietych boasts the
15th-century cloister, open to the public. It's cavernous, quiet
interior shelters Renaissance and Baroque frescos and
sculptures.
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Archbishop Plalace
at 3 Franciszkanska street was the Krakow home of John Paul II,
then Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, prior to his ascension to the
papacy. The Krakow bishops' palace is situated opposite the
Franciscan monastery and St. Francis church. It dates back to
the 13th century but its current form results from the
17th-century rebuilding.
