Barokowy kościół Na Skałce, historia powstania i geneza formy

The Baroque Church in Skałka, the history and the genesis of the form

Summary: The building of the existing church started in 1734 after demolishing the previous gothic church. The form of the church is a work of the architects Antoni Gerhard Müntzer and Antonio Solari, who came from different artistic environment. They used similar forms though each of them interpreted these forms in a different way. Müntzer’s design was realised for the most part yet the final stylistic aspect is a work of Solari.
In the new church the main altar has been dedicated to the primary and first patron saint of the church - Archangel Michael. One of the aisle altars situated in front of the altar of the Holy Virgin, has been dedicated to the second patron saint - St. Stanisław.
The chapel of St. Stanisław - bishop and martyr is situated on the extension of the foundations of the rectangular object discovered outside of the church. Perhaps it used to be the chapel of the saint in the former church. The chapel of St. Stanisław was supposed to be situated exactly on the place of the destroyed tomb-chapel. The authors of the conception of the baroque church did not lose the material connections of the Skałka church to its romanesque predecessor from almost one thousand years ago.

Peregrinus Cracoviensis, 2003, z.14, s. 143-162.

Instytut Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej UJ

ISSN 1425-1922

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