Church of St. Stanislaw (Church on the Rock) is a Paulite church and monastery on the banks of the Vistula River. It is dedicated to St. Stanislaw, the bishop of Krakow who was murdered on this site on orders of the king in 1079. The cause of the conflict between bishop and king is complex and not entirely known, but it reached a boiling point when Stanislaw excommunicated the king. The king then accused the bishop of treason and had him brutally killed in this church. Stanisław was canonized by Pope Innocent IV in 1253. He was the first native Polish saint and is still patron saint of Poland, Krakow, and some Polish dioceses.
Statues of the Popes from Poland decadent throughout time including Pope Jon Paul II
Statue of the modern miracles –
St Stanislaw pool – ledged has it the bishops finger was thrown into this pool and since that time the water within have had healing properties, which Dan decided to have a drink of and found to have a not so nice sulphur/Ammonia after taste
Wawel Dragon – also known as the Dragon of Wawel Hill, is a famous dragon in Polish folklore. Legend has it he laired in a cave at the foot of Wawel Hill on the bank of the Vistula River. Wawel Hill is in Krakow, which was then the capital of Poland. In some stories the dragon lived before the founding of the city, when the area was inhabited by farmers.
A spot of lunch on the square – on our final day as we had our lunch the weather finally turned from the sunshine we had for 4 days in to a heavy thunder storm but for us it was time to leave and head home. While everyone else got brollies out, Dan decided it was time for one last ice cream J
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