Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (Krakow)
| Exaltation of the Cross Church | |
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 View from the Planty |
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| Construction year: | 1636 |
| Inauguration: | 1643 |
| Style elements : | Baroque |
| Client: | Catholic Church |
| Location: | 50 ° 3 '37 " N , 19 ° 56' 3.8" E |
| Address: | ul.Wiślna 11 Krakow Poland |
| Purpose: | Greek Catholic Parish Church |
The Greek Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (Polish: Cerkiew Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego ) in Kraków is a church at ul. Wiślna 11, in the western part of Kraków's Old Town . It was built as the Norbert Church (Polish Kościół św. Norberta ) for the Norbertan women .
history
The church was built with the Norbertanner nunnery belonging to it in the years 1636 to 1643 in the style of the early baroque and consecrated to Saint Norbert. The church and monastery were taken over by the Greek Catholic community as the Exaltation of the Cross in 1808 and the interior was rebuilt. In 1940 Stepan Bandera got married in the church .
Web links
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