Skałka

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"Skałka" can also refer to a play: see Skałka (play).

Skałka, which means "a small rock" in Polish, is a small hillock in Kraków where the Bishop of Krakow saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów was slain by order of Polish king Bolesław II the Bold in 1079. This action resulted in the king's exile and the eventual canonization of the slain bishop.

A Romanesque church was built there, and became one of the most famous polish sanctuaries. King Casimir III raised a new gothic church and since 1472 this shrine has been in the possession of a cloister of Pauline Fathers. In 1733-1751 the church received a baroque costume.

The crypt underneath the church serves as a "national Panthéon", a burial place for some of the most distinguished Poles, particularly those who lived in Kraków.

• Jan Długosz (1415-1480), bishop, diplomat and historian
• Wincenty Pol (1807-1872), poet, geographer and freedom fighter
• Lucjan Siemieński (1809-1877), poet, writer and freedom fighter
• Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812-1887), writer and historian
• Teofil Lenartowicz (1822-1893), poet and sculptor
• Adam Asnyk (1838-1897), poet, playwright and freedom fighter
• Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902), painter
• Stanisław Wyspiański (1869-1907) poet, playwright and painter
• Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929), painter
• Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), composer and pianist
• Ludwik Solski (1855-1954), theatrical actor and director
• Tadeusz Banachiewicz (1882-1954), astronomer and mathematician
• Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004), poet and essayist

[edit] External links

• (Polish) Official site
• Entry at Krakow Info