St Barbara’s Church - Krakow, Poland - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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"The church was built around 1400, most probably as a cemetery chapel: St Barbara was venerated as the patron saint of a good death. It replaced the former mortuary. In 1488-1518, it had a late-Gothic Garden of Olives added, inside which there stands a group of sculptures chiselled by the Wit Stwosz (Veit Stoss) related group of stonemasons. In the 17th century, the Gothic church was redeveloped; the effects of that baroque transformation are visible from the side of the Small Market Square. At the same time, the church interior received a decidedly baroque appearance.

Father Jakub Wujek, the author of the late-16th century Polish translation of the Bible from Latin, found his last resting place under the church. His translation of the Bible remained the official Polish translation for 350 years.

Adjacent to the church to the south is the Jesuit monastery. After the Order was disbanded in 1780, the building became a clinical hospital of the University where a surgeon, Professor Rafal Józef Czerwiakowski, conducted the first post-mortem in Kraków. For a century the monastery changed hands and use to be finally returned to the Jesuit Order in 1908."

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1400 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Roman Catholic Street address of Church: Mały Rynek 8 Krakow, Poland Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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