Franciscan Church
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi and Friary of the Conventual Friars Minor located in the Old Town district of Kraków, Poland, are a Roman Catholic religious complex on the west side of All Saints Square at Franciszkańska 2, across the street from the Bishop's Palace in Krakow – which served as the residence of Pope John Paul II during his stays in the city.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church and Franciscan monastery in Kraków, Poland
- Also known as: “Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Kraków”, “Bazylika Świętego Franciszka z Asyżu”, “Church of St. Francis in Krakow”, “Church of St. Francis in Kraków”, “Church of St. Francis of Assisi”, “Franciscanenkerk (Krakau)”, “Kościół franciszkanów w Krakowie”, “Kościół i klasztor Franciszkanów w Krakowie”, “Kościół pw. Świętego Franciszka z Asyżu”, “Kościół św. Franciszka z Asyżu (Krakov, Polsko)”, and “Kostel svatého Františka”
- Address: Plac Wszystkich Świętych 5, Kraków, 31-045
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Main Square and Cloth Hall.
Main Square
Square
Cloth Hall
The Cloth Hall, is a historic cloth hall located… Cloth Hall is situated 290 metres north of Franciscan Church.
Town Hall Tower
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Kazimierz.
Franciscan Church
- Categories: minor basilica, architectural heritage monument, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.05922° or 50° 3′ 33″ north
Longitude
19.9361° or 19° 56′ 10″ east
Height
25 metres (82 feet)
Operator
Open location code
9F2X3W5P+MC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Franciscan Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣方济各圣殿”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Františka z Assisi”
- Dutch: “Franciscanenkerk”
- Esperanto: “Baziliko de Sankta Francisko el Asizo”
- French: “basilique Saint-François-d’Assise de Cracovie”
- French: “Église Saint-François-d’Assise de Cracovie”
- German: “Franziskanerbasilika”
- German: “Franziskanerkirche”
- German: “Krakauer Franziskanerkirche”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία του Αγίου Φραγκίσκου της Ασίζης (Κρακοβία)”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία του Αγίου Φραγκίσκου της Ασίζης”
- Hungarian: “Assisi Szent Ferenc templom”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Fransiskan, Kraków”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi”
- Japanese: “アッシジの聖フランチェスコ教会”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Franciskanerkirken i Krakow”
- Polish: “Bazylika św. Franciszka z Asyżu w Krakowie”
- Polish: “Kościół pw. Świętego Franciszka z Asyżu w Krakowie”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de São Francisco de Assis”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (Cracóvia)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco de Assis”
- Russian: “Костёл Святого Франциска Ассизского”
- Spanish: “Basílica de los Franciscanos”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Francisco de Asís”
- Turkish: “Kraków Francesco d’Assisi Kilisesi”
- Ukrainian: “Базиліка Святого Франциска Ассізького”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Thánh Phanxicô thành Assisi ở Kraków”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Józef Dietl Monument in Kraków and Kraków City Hall.
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Places to explore: Ksiądz Kardynał Adam Sapieha and Consonni.
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