Kościół Świętego Jana Chrzciciela i Matki Bożej Szkaplerznej
Churches of Kraków
Church (Roman Catholic), Wzgórza Krzesławickie district. A listed monument (heritage register).
History
The wooden church in Krzesławice, on Melchiora Wańkowicza Street, has not always stood here. It was built in 1633-1648 in Jawornik near Myślenice, where it was dedicated to the Finding and Exaltation of the Holy Cross. In 1983-1986 the damaged and vandalised building was moved to Krzesławice.
Krzesławice is a former village on the Dłubnia river, bought by Jan Matejko in 1876. Here the artist created portraits and sketches, among other works, and visitors most often come to see his manor house from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The church has a single nave and a log construction, with a tower above the entrance and a shingle roof. Inside, fragments of wall paintings from the first half of the 17th century (the Last Judgement and St Christopher) and a Baroque pulpit survive. The high altar is late Baroque, from the end of the 17th century, and holds a crucifix made at the end of the 16th century, brought from St Vincent's Church in Pleszów. Today the church belongs to the parish of St Vincent in Kraków-Pleszów and serves as its chapel of ease.
Did you know?
Jan Matejko bought the manor house in Krzesławice with the money from selling his painting "Stefan Batory at Pskov". Among the works created here is a cycle of paintings on the history of civilisation in Poland.