Some more new Kraków connections:
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Destroyed or damaged by EarthquakeKraków – "1443 - Earthquake, which caused damage to the Saint Catherine Church" (
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Dubbed as another WHSKraków – "The metropolitan city of Kraków is known as the city of churches. The abundance of historic landmark temples along with the plenitude of monasteries and convents earned the city a countrywide reputation as the "Northern Rome" in the past." (
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Early PrintingKraków – "During the reign of Casimir IV, various artists came to work and live in Kraków, and Johann Haller established a printing press in the city after Kasper Straube had printed the Calendarium Cracoviense, the first work printed in Poland, in 1473." (
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Female Christian MysticsKraków – Jadwiga of Poland (1373 or 1374 – 1399) – Queen "Jadwiga often prayed before a large black crucifix hanging in the north aisle of Wawel Cathedral. During one of these prayers, the Christ on the cross is said to have spoken to her. The crucifix, "Saint Jadwiga's cross", is still there, with her relics beneath it. Because of this event, she is considered a medieval mystic." (
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To be continued...