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05-MAY-2017

Krakow. Church of St.Francis of Assisi

Situated in Franciszkańska Street and Wszystkich Świętych Square. The church was initially built in the 13th century, and then expanded in the 15th century. After being burnt down in 1655 by the Swedes, it was thoroughly reconstructed. Destroyed during the great fire of Kraków in 1850, it was reconstructed under the direction of Karol Kremer, and then Władysława Ekielski and Karol Knaus. Today’s church is a Gothic one-aisle building (with neo-Gothic parts) with transept, presbytery closed on three sides and adjoining chapels.The church’s interior is designed in the neo-Gothic style. The presbytery and transept are decorated with polychrome (1895) and stained glass windows (1897-1905) completed according the design of Stanisław Wyspiański, the greatest of which is Our Father – the Creation of the World in the facade. The main altar was completed in 1861 upon the foundation of Zofia Potocka. On both sides of the altar one can see late-Gothic tombstones (4th quarter of the 15th century) of unknown Duke Władysław and Marcin of Kraków, the Franciscan provincial. In the aisle one should note the late-Baroque altars with twisted columns designed by Francesco Placidi. In the presbytery there is a commemorative plaque in honour of the church’s founder, Duke Boleslav the Shy, made in 1871 by Walery Gadomski according to the design of Jan Matejko.

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Helen Betts12-Sep-2017 19:19
Quite an elaborate altar, well captured. V.
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