Reformed Franciscan Monastery (Kraków)

Poland / Malopolskie / Krakow / Kraków / ul. Reformacka, 5
 church, monastery, listed building / architectural heritage
The Reformed Franciscans arrived in Kraków in 1625. They settled in the district of Garbary, by the mouth of ul. Kapucyńska, in a monastery and church they received as a gift. Unfortunately, when facing the Swedish invasion of 1655, these were destroyed for strategic reasons. Faced with such a situation, a number of benefactors offered the monks plots lying next to the defence walls just within their perimeter. In these plots, the Castellan of Kamieniec Franciszek Szembek erected the church together with a monastery in 1666-1672. As the tradition of the Order requires, the buildings erected here were modest, and devoid of large façades and rich furnishings.
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Coordinates:   50°3'53"N   19°56'10"E
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