Holy Spirit Church (Krakow)

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Holy Spirit Church
View from pl.  Św Ducha

View from pl. Św Ducha

Construction year: 1244
Inauguration: 1244
Style elements : Gothic
Client: Catholic Church
Location: 50 ° 3 '48.1 "  N , 19 ° 56' 35.2"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 3 '48.1 "  N , 19 ° 56' 35.2"  E
Address: pl. Św Ducha
Krakow
Poland
Purpose: Roman Catholic Hospitallers of the Holy Spirit Church
Diocese : Krakow

The Holy Spirit Church (Polish Kościół Świętego Ducha ) in Kraków was a Catholic church at pl. Św Ducha in the northern part of Kraków's Old Town . It was built in 1244 by the Hospitallers of the Holy Spirit next to the Holy Cross Church and demolished in the 19th century. The name of the square pl. Św Ducha (Holy Spirit Square) goes back to the church.

history

The church was built before 1244 by the Order of the Hospitallers of the Holy Spirit in the brick Gothic style . The Holy Spirit Church and the hospital building are no longer preserved.

Geographical location

The church was located in the northern part of Kraków's Old Town on pl. Św Ducha.

Web links

  • Michał Rożek: Never istniejące kościoły Krakowa. Biuletyn Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej. 33, pp. 105-106, 1983.