Pauline Church on Skalka (Kosciol na Skalce) description and photos - Poland: Krakow (Topic)

Pauline Church on Skalka (Kosciol na Skalce) description and photos - Poland: Krakow. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Kosciol na Skalce.

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Pauline Church on Skalka, or the Church of Saints Archangel Michael and Stanislav, is a Catholic church located in Krakow, also known as Skalka (translated from Polish as "small stone"). The church has this name because of its location on the hill where in 1079 Archbishop Stanislav was killed by order of King Boleslav II the Bold.

On the site of the church there was once a pagan temple, rebuilt in the Gothic style in 14 century under King Casimir III the Great. Since 1472, the church has belonged to the Pauline community. The second church was destroyed during the Swedish invasion in the 17th century, after which the construction of the church of Saints Archangel Michael and Stanislav began. Construction work was carried out from 1733 to 1751 according to the project of the architect Antonio Munzer. In 1740, the architect was fired, and Antonio Solari continued the work in his place, who made changes to the interior of the church. In 1748, facade work was carried out under the direction of Jan Rojowski: stucco decoration appeared.

In 1792, the burial of the remains of the Polish historian and diplomat, author of "History of Poland" - Jan Dlugosz took place in the church.

In 1889, a major overhaul of the internal interiors began in the church, designed by the architect Julian Nedzelski. A year later, the church was solemnly consecrated by Cardinal Albin Dunaevsky, and a memorial plaque was installed on the facade of the building.

During World War II, silver reliquaries made in the 16th century were stolen from the church.

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