Church of the Holy Trinity, Kraków (Old Town)

Church of the Holy Trinity
Kościół Świętej Trójcy
View from Dominikański Square (from the west)
50°03′33.5″N 19°56′22″E / 50.059306°N 19.93944°E / 50.059306; 19.93944
LocationKraków
Address12 Stolarska Street
CountryPoland
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Consecrated1223
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv
Designated1978
Part ofHistoric Centre of Kraków
Reference no.29
RegionEurope and North America
Designated1994-09-08
Part ofKraków – historic city center
Reference no.M.P. 1994 nr 50 poz. 418[1]

The Church of the Holy Trinity (Polish: Kościół Świętej Trójcy), known colloquially as the Dominicans Church (Polish: Kościół dominikanów) is a historic Roman Catholic conventual church of the Order of Preachers located at 12 Stolarska Street in the Old Town of Kraków, Poland.

Built in a gothic style, it also houses a monastery of the Order of Preachers. Its history dates from the year 1223.[2]

Saint Hyacinth of Poland is buried in the church,[3] as well as Polish monarch Leszek II the Black and Renaissance humanist Filippo Buonaccorsi.

References

  1. ^ Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P., 1994, vol. 50, No. 418
  2. ^ "Holy Trinity Basilica - the famous church in Krakow". www.introducingkrakow.com.
  3. ^ "The Dominican Church of the Holy Trinity in Krakow".