Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Kraków
| Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross | |
|---|---|
Cerkiew Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego | |
 View from Planty Park | |
Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross | |
| 50°03′37.1″N 19°56′03.1″E / 50.060306°N 19.934194°E | |
| Location | Kraków |
| Address | 11 Wiślna Street |
| Country | Poland |
| Denomination | Greek Catholic |
| Website | https://grekokatolicy.pl/grekokatolicy/parafie-ukgk/parafia-greckokatolicka-p-w-podwyzszenia-krzyza-swietego-w-krakowie/ |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Designated | 1978 |
| Part of | Historic Centre of Kraków |
| Reference no. | 29 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Designated | 1994-09-08 |
| Part of | Kraków – historic city center |
| Reference no. | M.P. 1994 nr 50 poz. 418[1] |
The Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Polish: Cerkiew Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego), is a historic parish Greek Catholic orthodox church (tserkov) located at 11 Wiślna Street in the Old Town of Kraków, Poland.[2][3]
In the years 1636 to 1803 and from 1949 to 1998 it was the St. Norbert's Church.
History
The church and monastery was built for the Norbertine Sisters between 1636 and 1643.
After the suppression of the religious orders by the Austrian authorities in 1803, the Norbertine nuns left the monastery and the church.
In 1809 it was handed over to the Greek Catholics and became the seat of the Greek Catholic Parish of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Kraków. It was owned by Greek Catholics until 1947. From 1949 to 1998 the monastery complex belonged to the Missionaries of La Salette and the church was named after St. Norbert.
In 1998 it was returned to the Greek Catholics and is now once again the Orthodox Church (Tserkov) of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.[4]
Currently, it is the seat of the Polish Greek Catholic Parish of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Kraków, Archdiocese of Przemyśl-Warsaw, Kraków-Krynica Deanery, Greek Catholic parishes in Poland.[5]
Architecture
Originally a Baroque hall church with a non-separate presbyterium, it was rebuilt several times.
At the end of the 19th century, thanks to the efforts of parish priest Father Ivan Borsuk, a brick iconostasis was erected in the temple, designed by a Polish architect Tadeusz Stryjeński. The icons for this iconostasis were painted by Władysław Rossowski based on a design by Jan Matejko.[6]
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Iconostasis
Bibliography
- (in Polish) * Michał Rożek, Barbara Gądkowa Leksykon kościołów Krakowa, Wydawnictwo Verso, Kraków 2003, ISBN 83-919281-0-1 pp 147-148 (Lexicon of Krakow churches)
- (in Polish) * Praca zbiorowa Encyklopedia Krakowa, wydawca Biblioteka Kraków i Muzeum Krakowa, Kraków 2023, ISBN 978-83-66253-46-9 volume I pp 752-753 (Encyclopedia of Krakow)
External links
- (in Polish) Greek Catholic Parish in Kraków
References
- ^ Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P., 1994, vol. 50, No. 418
- ^ Praca zbiorowa Encyklopedia Krakowa, wydawca Biblioteka Kraków i Muzeum Krakowa, Kraków 2023, ISBN 978-83-66253-46-9 volume I pp 752-753
- ^ Michał Rożek, Barbara Gądkowa Leksykon kościołów Krakowa, Wydawnictwo Verso, Kraków 2003, pp 147-148
- ^ Michał Rożek, Barbara Gądkowa Leksykon kościołów Krakowa, Wydawnictwo Verso, Kraków 2003, pp 147-148
- ^ https://grekokatolicy.pl/grekokatolicy/parafie-ukgk/parafia-greckokatolicka-p-w-podwyzszenia-krzyza-swietego-w-krakowie/ Greek Catholic in Poland.
- ^ Praca zbiorowa Encyklopedia Krakowa, wydawca Biblioteka Kraków i Muzeum Krakowa, Kraków 2023, ISBN 978-83-66253-46-9 volume I pp 752-753