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Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Kraków

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is a burial linen 4.36 by 1.10 metres (14.3 by 3.6 ft) large, with the reverse image of a man, believed to be the deceased Christ, who, according to tradition, was wrapped in it and placed in the tomb. In the middle is the apparent imprint of the face of Christ.
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structure was consecrated before 1269, and expanded in 1260–70. Not much remains from that particular period other than the ribbed 13th-century vault. Presbytery was elongated beginning in 1401 with the three-sided
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foundry in 1899–1904. The re-consecration of the renovated church by Bishop of Kraków, Anatol Nowak, took place on 14 June 1908. It was promoted to the rank of
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was deadly. By 1864, from over 90 Franciscan monasteries only 8 remained in the country including the one in Kraków. The situation slightly improved after the
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in 1436. In spite of various calamities (1462, 1476, 1655), the Church of St. Francis of Assisi and the adjacent Monastery experienced
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to Kraków after its own massive defeat. In 1895, the eastern part of the church received murals with floral motifs by the founder of
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religious complex on the west side of All Saints Square at Franciszkańska 2, across the street from
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of the chapel (pictured) for all guest and parishioners to examine. The replica was consecrated by
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The Church was one of the first tall brick-and-sandstone buildings in the city. The original
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There is no consensus among historians about the church's founder. He was probably Duke
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during his stays in the city. The Church dates back to the 13th century. The saint
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The Franciscan Basilica is in possession of the certified copy of the
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at the Vatican on 19 March 2003; and the ceremonial unveiling by
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see: Franz Joseph I granted Kraków the municipal government
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13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Poland
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Index

Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Kraków
Basilica
Kraków
Friary
Conventual Friars Minor

Planty Park

Kraków Old Town
Kraków
Basilica
Francis of Assisi
Friary
Conventual Friars Minor
Polish
Old Town district
Kraków
Roman Catholic
the Bishop's Palace in Krakow
Pope John Paul II
Maximilian Kolbe
service
return to sovereignty


Apse
High-altar
stained glass
Wyspiański
Henry II the Pious

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