Kościół pw. Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
This baroque church, known officially as Kościół pw. Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny and locally as Kościół Karmelitów Bosych, is tied to one of Kraków’s most practical forms of faith: hospital care. In 1634, the Kraków suffragan bishop Tomasz Oborski consecrated the cornerstone for a new Carmelites’ church, a project repeatedly delayed—among other reasons—by the Swedish War. Work was finally completed in 1683, when the suffragan bishop Mikołaj Oborski performed the solemn consecration. The church suffered damage during the Bar Confederation, in 1772, but was rebuilt between 1780 and 1782 by the Carmelites. In 1787, they left the monastery buildings and transferred them to the Grey Sisters (siostry szarytki), linking the site’s new dedication to St. Lazarus, the patron of the hospital run there. From 1863, Missionary priests (księża misjonarze) have cared for the parish. …
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