Church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew
Kolegiata Świętego Krzyża i św. Bartłomieja - Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew. The collegiate church was founded by Prince Henry Probus as a votive offering after his long-term political and church dispute with the bishop of Wrocław, Thomas II, ended in the autumn of 1287. Plac Kościelny 1.
"The Kreuz-Kirche, on the right bank of the Oder, a handsome brick edifice consecrated in 1295 and completed about 1350..."--Baedeker 1910.
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Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more 
