Kościół pw. Świętego Krzyża
Kościół Świętego Krzyża pairs a compact Gothic form with a history that runs straight through Kraków’s civic and religious life. Tradition places the first wooden church here at the end of the 12th century, and by 1244 Bishop Jan Prandota had installed the order of the Duchacy, who also ran a hospital on the site. The present church building dates to the 14th century: the stone presbytery began at the start of that century—possibly around 1300—and the square brick nave was finished in the second half, not later than 1420. A fire in 1528 burned the interior, likely bringing down the presbytery vault, which was quickly rebuilt by 1533. The parish church was renewed in 1683–1684 under Bishop Andrzej Trzebicki. Later restorations took place in 1896–1898 under Tadeusz Stryjeński and Zygmunt Hendel. …
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