Statue of St Stanislaw (1731), Church on the Rock in the Kazimierz area of Krakow

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Statue of St Stanislaw (1731), Church on the Rock in the Kazimierz area of Krakow In 1079, the bishop of Krakow, Stanislaw Szczepanski was beheaded and then chopped into pieces accused of treason by King Boleslaw the Bold The Royal Family then became cursed To appease the spirit of the bishop, the Pauline Church was built and the Royal Family made regular pilgrimages there Szczepanski was canonized in 1253 There are other famous Polish people buried in the church including painter Stanislaw Wyspianski

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Krakow, Poland
Photo credit: © AA World Travel Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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