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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.
