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Krakow's churches no.24 – Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krakow
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The Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known to all as the Carmelite Church on the Sand, is one of those temples where history and architecture are combined with mystery, miracles and stories from centuries ago. It all started with Prince Władysław Herman, who experienced a miraculous healing after the Mother of God appeared to him on the sand, where violets grew - exactly where the church stands today. The grateful prince was supposed to build the first temple here. Is it true or a legend? No one knows, but it is enough to enter the temple to feel that there is something special about the place. The first mentions of the current church appear in the 14th century, when Jadwiga and Jagiełło decided to fund a Gothic temple and give it to the Carmelites who had been brought from Prague. The temple has experienced many difficult moments throughout its history. It was destroyed by fires, sieges and, worst of all, the Swedish Deluge, but it survived, although its current appearance is due to the reconstruction in the 17th century, when its silhouette smoothly changed from Gothic to Baroque.

The church's facade is classic Baroque inspired by the Roman church of Il Gesù. Inside, the first thing you notice is the main altar depicting the scene of the Visitation of St. Elizabeth by Mary.

The greatest treasure of the church is the chapel of Our Lady of Piaskowa. The painting of Our Lady, painted directly on the wall at the end of the 15th century, was supposed to have been completed - as the story goes - by... an angel. The artist who painted the painting could not cope with Mary's face. He corrected his work many times, until he finally fell asleep, tired of work, and when he woke up in the morning, the work was finished. From the very beginning, this painting has enjoyed an extraordinary cult - it even survived the destruction of war and sieges. Jan Matejko valued it so much that he designed a crown for it and got married here himself. Another interesting fact about the church is that John III Sobieski himself prayed in this temple before the Battle of Vienna.
The Carmelite Church is also the Kraków seat of the Discalced Carmelites, who are the spiritual heirs of the prophet Elijah and St. Teresa of Ávila. Their life is based on a rule focused on prayer, silence and solitude, which, let's admit, is not so easy in this place, which is the very centre of Kraków.
Centuries ago, a stone was set into the wall of the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, surrounded for protection by a grate and bearing an inscription: The Foot of Queen Jadwiga. Rumour has it that one day Queen Jadwiga was passing by the church under construction on Piasek with her procession. She noticed that one of the workers was very sad. She learned that the poor man had no money to pay a doctor for his sick wife, so the kind-hearted queen promised to help him. She put her foot on a stone, unfastened the gold buckle from her shoe and gave it to the stonemason. When she left, the workers saw that her foot had imprinted itself on the hard stone in a way as miraculous as if it were soft clay. They set the stone in the wall of the temple - it remains there to this day in honor of the good heart of Queen Jadwiga.

Address:
ul. Karmelicka 19
31-131 Kraków
Website:
https://krakow.karmelici.pl/
Masses on Sundays and celebrations:
6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00, 13:30, 16:30, 19:00


[PL]
Bazylika Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, znana wszystkim jako kościół Karmelitów na Piasku, to jedna z tych świątyń, w których historia i architektura łączą się z tajemnicą, cudami i opowieściami sprzed wieków. Wszystko zaczęło się od księcia Władysława Hermana, który doznał cudownego uzdrowienia po tym, jak Matka Boża ukazała mu się na piasku, gdzie rosły fiołki – dokładnie tam, gdzie dziś stoi kościół. Wdzięczny książę miał tu postawić pierwszą świątynię. Czy to prawda, czy legenda?, tego nie wie nikt, ale wystarczy wejść do środka świątyni, aby poczuć, że miejsce ma w sobie coś wyjątkowego.
Pierwsze wzmianki o obecnym kościele pojawiają się w XIV wieku, kiedy to Jadwiga i Jagiełło postanowili ufundować gotycką świątynię i przekazać ją sprowadzonym z Pragi karmelitom. Świątynia na przestrzeni dziejów przeszła wiele trudnych chwil. Była niszczona przez pożary, oblężenia i najgorszy ze wszystkich potop szwedzki, ale przetrwała, choć jej obecny wygląd zawdzięczamy odbudowie z XVII wieku, kiedy to jej sylwetka z gotyku przeszła płynnie w barok.
Fasada kościoła jest klasyczna barokowa inspirowana rzymskim kościołem Il Gesù. W środku w pierwszej chwili wzrok wędruje na ołtarz główny przedstawiający scenę Nawiedzenia św. Elżbiety przez Maryję.
Największym skarbem kościoła jest kaplica Matki Boskiej Piaskowej. Obraz Matki Bożej, namalowany wprost na ścianie pod koniec XV wieku, miał – jak głosi przekaz – zostać dokończony przez... anioła. Artysta malujący obraz nie mógł poradzić sobie z twarzą Maryi. Wiele razy poprawiał swoje dzieło, aż wreszcie znużony pracą zasnął, a rano gdy się obudził dzieło było ukończone. Od samego początku obraz ten cieszy się niezwykłym kultem – przetrwał nawet zniszczenia wojenne i oblężenia. Jan Matejko tak go cenił, że zaprojektował dla niego koronę i sam tu brał ślub. Kolejną ciekawostką związaną z kościołem to fakt, że w tej świątyni modlił się przed bitwą pod Wiedniem sam Jan III Sobieski. 
Kościół Karmelitów to także krakowska siedziba zakonu Karmelitów Bosych, którzy są duchowymi spadkobiercami proroka Eliasza i św. Teresy z Ávili. Ich życie toczy się według reguły skupionej na modlitwie, ciszy i samotności co, przyznajmy akurat w tym miejscu będącym samym centrum Krakowa, nie jest takie proste.
W ścianę kościoła Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Marii Panny, przed wiekami wmurowano kamień, otoczony dla ochrony kratą i opatrzony wyrytym napisem: Stópka Królowej Jadwigi. Plotki głoszą, że pewnego dnia królowa Jadwiga przechodziła wraz z orszakiem obok budowanego kościoła na Piasku. Spostrzegła wtedy, że jeden z robotników jest bardzo smutny. Dowiedziała się, że biedak nie ma pieniędzy aby opłacić lekarza dla chorej żony, więc dobroduszna królowa obiecała mu pomoc. Postawiła swoja stopę na kamieniu, odpięła złotą klamrę z bucika i dała ją kamieniarzowi. Gdy odeszła, robotnicy zobaczyli, że jej stopa odcisnęła się na twardym kamieniu w sposób tak cudowny jakby to była miękka glina. Kamień wmurowali w ścianę świątyni – tkwi on tam do dziś na chwałę dobrego serca królowej Jadwigi.



Adres:
ul. Karmelicka 19
31-131 Kraków
Strona internetowa parafii:
https://krakow.karmelici.pl/
Msze Święte w niedziele i święta
6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00, 13:30, 16:30, 19:00


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The church is so beautiful and big
I love the structure 
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I love the design of the church. The interior is beautiful and exudes power. The most impressive thing is how it integrates with the surroundings, i.e. the urban space. Powerful.
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