Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross — Local services in Krakow

We visited Krakow on New Year's Eve 2024. This is my favorite city. There's a lot of history here. There is a magnificent old town in the center. On the first day we met an excellent, sweet guide who showed us the old city and took us to the Jagiellonian University, where this beautiful Greek Church of the Catholic confession is located. The very beginning of the history of this church is that it was built in the years 1636–1643 in the Baroque style as the Church of St. Norbert, intended for the Norbertine Sisters. But However, after the Austrian authorities carried out the dissolution of the monasteries, the church, abandoned by the Norbertines, was transferred to the ownership of the Greek Catholic parish on February 26, 1808. It's a pity that we managed to get inside, and have a good look at the interior. I just took photos of the interior through the closed cage...

Located to the southwest of Main Market Square, this is a stunning example of Baroque architecture and is a place of interest to anyone interested in history, art, and spirituality. This Catholic Orthodox church was built in the 17th century, and the interior of the church is quite beautiful, with lavish frescoes, gilded altarpieces, and an ornate chandelier. Like many other churches we have visited, we are always struck by the sense of calm and serenity that pervades the space. We would recommend mapping your route out first, since we almost missed the church completely. Note there are two entrances to the church, but both are not what you would expect a church entrance to look like. Finally, we heard that this church has also become a place of refuge for Ukrainians fleeing the...

A Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Kraków. Originally built in 17 century, it has belonged to the UGCC since early 1800s (although it was taken away for several decades by Poland's communist regime). The church has a most beautiful iconostasis, which was reconstructed in 2004 - several years after the church was given back to the UGCC...