In 1635, the St. Peter and Paul Church was completed as the first Baroque building in Krakow. In the dome of the church, a so-called Foucault's pendulum was suspended, proving by its deviation that the earth revolves. In the crypt under the altar of the church rest the bones of Piotr Skarga, the priest, on whose initiative the church for the Jesuit order was built.

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This Krakow church was dedicated to the two saints Peter and Paul, also known as the "prince of the apostles". Their common memorial day in the calendar of saints is …

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Location: Kraków, Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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