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Church of St Michael the Archangel and St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr and Pauline Fathers Monastery, Skałka, which means "a small rock" in Polish, is a small outcrop in Kraków where the Bishop of Kraków saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów was slain by order of Polish king Bolesław II the Bold in 1079. This action resulted in the king's exile and the eventual canonization of the slain bishop.
Originally, a Romanesque church was built there. King Casimir III raised a new gothic church in its place and since 1472 this shrine has been in the possession of a monastic community of Pauline Fathers. In 1733-1751 the church received a baroque decor. It is one of the most famous Polish sanctuaries.
The crypt underneath the church serves as a "national Panthéon", a burial place for some of the most distinguished Poles, particularly those who lived in Kraków.
- Jan Długosz (1415–1480), diplomat and historian
- Wincenty Pol (1807–1872), poet, geographer and freedom fighter
- Lucjan Siemieński (1809–1877), poet, writer and freedom fighter
- Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812–1887), writer and historian
- Teofil Lenartowicz (1822–1893), poet and sculptor
- Adam Asnyk (1838–1897), poet, playwright and freedom fighter
- Henryk Siemiradzki (1843–1902), painter
- Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907) poet, playwright and painter
- Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929), painter
- Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937), composer and pianist
- Ludwik Solski (1855–1954), theatre actor and director
- Tadeusz Banachiewicz (1882–1954), astronomer and mathematician
- Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004), poet and essayist, Nobel Prize recipient
Skalka is a Prague Metro station of Line A.
The station appears in the music video of One Armed Scissor a song by the band At The Drive In.
Category:Prague Metro stations Category:Railway stations opened in 1990
Skałka is a burial place for distinguished Poles, in Kraków.
Skałka may also refer to:
- Skałka, a play by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1907
- Skałka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
- Skałka, Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland)
- Skałka, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland)
Skalka may refer to:
In the Czech Republic:
- Skalka (Prague Metro), a Prague Metro station of Line A
- Skalka (Hazlov), a village in Karlovy Vary Region
- Skalka (Hodonín District), a village and municipality in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region
- Skalka (Prostějov District), a village and municipality in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region
- Skalka u Doks, a village and municipality in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region
- Skalka castle (Litoměřice District), a complex of castle tower and chateau in the village Vlastislav near the town Lovosice in the northern Bohemia
- Skalka castle (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District), a castle in the village of Podbřezí, in the Hradec Králové Region
In Slovakia:
- Skalka nad Váhom, a village and municipality in Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region
- Púchov-Skalka, see Púchov culture
Skalka, (full name: Skalka u Prostějova) , is a village and municipality ( obec) in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.
Skalka lies approximately south-east of Prostějov, south of Olomouc, and east of Prague.
Skalka is a village and municipality ( obec) in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 169 (as at 1 January 2008).
Skalka lies approximately north of Hodonín, south-east of Brno, and south-east of Prague.
Skalka ( German: Rommersreuth) is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 125.