Zbiory Archiwalno-Muzealne Krakowskiego Kościoła Garnizonowego św. Agnieszki

Small exhibition in four rooms beside the garrison church: military memorabilia, soldiers’ prayer books, an urn with ashes from Katyń and portraits of chaplains.

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About the museum

The Church of St. Agnes in Kraków dates back to the mid-15th century, when in 1459 Hincza of Rogów founded a wooden church for nuns. In 1558 a brick church with a monastery was built on its site; it was rebuilt after a fire in 1655–1658. After the partitions of Poland the building served as a warehouse and then passed into private hands.

In the 1920s a civic committee bought the church and carried out the most urgent repairs. In 1929 the church was handed over to the State Treasury for the needs of garrison pastoral care, and after the Second World War it again served as the garrison church. In 1993 the military parish dedicated to St. Agnes was reactivated.

Next to the church, four rooms present archival and museum collections related to military chaplaincy. One of the rooms is called the Chaplains’ Room (Izba Kapelańska). The exhibits include soldiers’ prayer books, a collection of eagle badges from military caps, a plaque removed from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, an urn with ashes from Katyń, and portraits of the church’s rectors, the chaplain-generals (generałowie-dziekani) of the Polish Army and the field bishops.

Highlights

Soldiers’ prayer books
Collection of eagle badges from military caps
Plaque from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw
Urn with ashes from Katyń
Portraits of church rectors and field bishops

Permanent exhibition

Zbiory archiwalno-muzealne kościoła garnizonowego – Four rooms with military memorabilia, soldiers’ prayer books, eagle badges from caps, a plaque from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and an urn with ashes from Katyń.