Kościół pw. Świętego Bartłomieja
Churches of Kraków
Church (Roman Catholic), Dębniki district. Date according to Wikidata: 17th century. A listed monument (heritage register).
History
The little Church of St Bartholomew stands on the Podwawelskie estate, at Komandosów Street 25, in the Dębniki district. In the 17th century this area was a manor farm belonging to the Grabiański family. In 1694 the architect Ludwik Mikołaj Grabiański built a chapel here dedicated to St Bartholomew. The farm later changed hands: it passed to the Luxarowicz family, and in 1726 to the Vincentian missionaries.
The chapel began to be used for services in 1779, with the permission of Bishop Kajetan Sołtyk. Three years later Fr Jan Duwall founded a separate parish with the same dedication. From 1816 the estate belonged to Franciszek Ripper, who restored the chapel in 1851. In 1895 it was acquired by the Batko family, who funded the painting of Our Lady of Częstochowa.
During the Second World War the building fell into disrepair. It was rebuilt in 1963 by the rector, Fr Adam Gacek, and Teresa Waśniewska, MA. Today the little church belongs to the parish of Our Lady of Fátima, whose church was built in 1987.
The building has a single nave ending in an apse and, on the south side, a porch added after the war. The nave is covered with a groin vault resting on four pilasters. Beneath the church is a crypt with a barrel vault. The Holy Trinity is painted above the chancel, and the south wall has three rectangular stained-glass windows.
Did you know?
It really is a small church: including the apse it is 15.99 m long and 4.54 m wide, and it is 8.2 m high.