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St. Leonard's Crypt

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was its benefactor. The cathedral was consecrated in 1142. More is known about this new structure because its image is featured on a chapter house seal from the 13th century and its present-day remnants are well preserved – including the lower part of the Silver Bell Tower.
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and the chalice were later exhumed from the tomb. This period also gave rise to the Rotunda by the Bastion of Ladislaus IV of Hungary from the 12th century, which could have been a
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for the royalty, the Church near the Dragon's Den, and the Rotunda by the Sandomierska Tower – probably from the second half of the 11th century.
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At the end of the 11th century construction work began on the cathedral called ‘Hermanowska’. It is probable that
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The entire St. Leonard's Crypt is supported by eight columns. In 1118 bishop Maurus was buried there. The
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on the altar in St. Leonard's Crypt on November 2, 1946, one day after his priestly ordination.
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Evacuation of Polish National Treasures during World War II
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crypt founded in the 11th century (around 1038–1039) by
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who made Kraków his royal residence as the capital.
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Wawel Cathedral

tomb
Jan III Sobieski
Wawel Cathedral
Kraków
Poland
Romanesque
Casimir I the Restorer
Władysław I Herman
paten
baptistery
Polish
heroes
Michael I
King of Poland
Grand Duke of Lithuania
John III Sobieski
Battle of Vienna
Marie Casimire
Józef Poniatowski
Marshal of France
Tadeusz Kościuszko
American Revolutionary War
Władysław Sikorski
Polish Government in Exile
Commander-in-Chief
Polish Armed Forces
Pope John Paul II

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