Camaldolese Hermit Monastery
On the Silver Mount—an elevated, 326-metre rise—this Camaldolese house is centered on a single idea: enclosure expressed as architecture. The Camaldolese monks were invited to settle in Bielany in 1603 by Grand Court Marshal Mikołaj Wolski, and the monastery was built between 1609 and 1630. Work was first supervised by Walenty von Säbisch; after a collapse, Italian architect Andrea Spezza took over, and by 1630 the monastery was completed according to his plans. The church itself follows a Baroque language, with a richly decorated interior shaped by the Italian architect Giovanni Falconi. Inside the Royal Chapel, paintings by Tommaso Dolabella link the priory to the court of Sigismund III Vasa, while the presbytery centers on the Assumption of Mary painted by Michał Stachowicz. …
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