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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
ul. Grodzka 54. Map 1 C5 (6 D4).
Tel 12 350 63 65. Open Apr–Oct:
9am–5pm Tue–Sat, 1:30–5:30pm
Sun; Nov–Mar: 11am–3pm Tue–
Sat, 1:30–5:30pm Sun. &
Transport
v 1, 6, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20.
Stuccowork (1622–39)
The stuccowork above the
high altar is by Giovanni Battista
Falconi and includes scenes from
the lives of Saints Peter and Paul,
patrons of the church.

. Tomb of Bishop
Andrzej Trzebicki
The monumental decoration of
this tomb, created in 1695–96,
commemorates the bishop with
true Baroque ostentation.

Entrance
to the Skarga
Crypt

Statue of Piotr Skarga
The author of Parliamentary
Sermons died in 1612 and was
buried in the crypt beneath . High Altar
the high altar. This statue of Made in 1726–28 to Kacper
Father Skarga was made by Bażanka’s design, the high altar
Oskar Sosnowski in 1869 and was conceived to convey a call
placed in the church in the for unity between the Roman
early 20th century. Catholic and Orthodox Churches.