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Kościół pw. Narodzenia Pańskiego i Świętego Bartłomieja Apostoła
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Kościół pw. Narodzenia Pańskiego i Świętego Bartłomieja Apostoła

📍 Klasztorna 4, Kraków, 31-979🏗 1500-01-01🏛 immovable monument in Poland

Kościół pw. Narodzenia Pańskiego i Świętego Bartłomieja Apostoła w Mogile is the product of the Cistercians’ long pastoral grip on this part of Kraków. The earliest record of a church here appears in 1329, and a later archive document—dated 2 November 1347—tells how Bishop Jan, of Scodrinensis, consecrated the church by the monastery gate under the invocation of Saint Bartholomew, blessing the altar and cemetery and granting many indulgences to visitors. That Cistercian role connects to powerful local patronage. In 1266, Bishop Jan Prandota (Odrowąż coat of arms) transferred the parish of Saint Bartholomew to the Mogila monastery and granted tithes for it, following the support of Iwo Odrowąż, who brought the Cistercians to Mogila. …

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