The umbra­cu­lum basi­li­ca­le pla­ced by the cibo­rium is a visi­ble sign refer­ring to the con­fer­ment of the digni­ty of Minor Basi­li­ca on St Mary­’s Church. St Mary­’s Church in Cra­cow beca­me a basi­li­ca minor in…

The latest publi­ca­tion ‘The Veit Stoss Altar in St. Mary­’s Church in Cra­cow’, by the seaso­ned art histo­rian Pro­fes­sor Paweł Pen­ca­kow­ski, is now in the hands of readers. It is accom­pa­nied by pho­to­gra­phs by Paweł Gąsior…

We are begin­ning the Holy Jubi­lee Year in our Arch­dio­ce­se. The Metro­po­li­tan Arch­bi­shop of Kra­kow, Arch­bi­shop Marek Jędra­szew­ski, has desi­gna­ted our Basi­li­ca as the pla­ce and desti­na­tion of a pio­us pilgrimage…

The Public Cho­ice Award 2023 will be pre­sen­ted in Sep­tem­ber in Veni­ce during the Euro­pe­an Heri­ta­ge Awards Cere­mo­ny. We enco­ura­ge you to cast your votes (vote​.euro​pa​no​stra​.org) for the con­se­rva­tion of Wit Stwosz…

Among this year’s win­ners hono­red with Euro­pe­’s highest honor — the Euro­pe­an Heri­ta­ge Award /​​ Euro­pa Nostra 2023 Award in the Con­se­rva­tion cate­go­ry was the Wit Stwosz Altar­pie­ce at St. Mary­’s Basi­li­ca in Kraków.…

Con­se­rva­tion of the Wit Stwosz Altar­pie­ce in St. Mary­’s Basi­li­ca in Kra­kow awar­ded the Euro­pe­an Heri­ta­ge Award /​​ Euro­pa Nostra Award 2023 Brus­sels /​​ The Hague, 13 June 2023 The Euro­pe­an Commission…

Thro­ugho­ut the cen­tu­ries the music of St. Mary’s Church has been clo­se­ly asso­cia­ted with three pipe instru­ments: small organ in the southern aisle, cho­ral and gre­at organs. So they could rega­in the­ir per­fect sound the 21st century…