King Zygmunt II August used to say to his subjects: “I am not the king of your conscience”, thus expressing the view that the salvation of the soul is an individual consideration of each and every person. Local gentry, in spite of their many religious disagreements, swore the eternal religious peace. King Stefan Batory issued a special act, which was to prevent any religious tumult in Kraków. He said: “I am the king of the people and human conscience is God’s domain”. It is difficult to believe that at the same time France, the Netherlands, England and Germany were involved in bloody religious wars, and Spain was swept by the inquisition. In the 16th and the 17th centuries Poland was not so much known for the Battle of Grunwald and the Union of Lublin but for its religious tolerance and freedoms.

The tradition of multiculturalism and tolerance is continued today. Many different churches and religious services can be found in Krakow, such as:

The Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Cross
ul. Wiślna 11
phone +48 12 429 28 61
Holy mass: Sundays at 10am
www.krakow.cerkowgr.pl

The Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God
ul. Szpitalna 24
phone +48 12 422 72 77
Holy liturgy Sundays and other church holidays at 10am
www.krakow.cerkiew.pl

The Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession
ul. Grodzka 58
phone +48 12 422 72 65
Mass: Sundays at 10am
www.ewangelicy.krakow.pl

The Evangelical-Methodist Church
ul. Długa 3
phone +48 12 431 14 58
www.metodysci.org

The Seventh-day Adventist Church
ul. Lubelska 25
phone +48 604 792 332
www.krakow.maranatha.pl

The Church of Jesus Christ (Church of God in Poland)
pl. Szczepański 8 (2nd floor)
phone +48 600 47 40 30
Mass: Sundays at 11am
www.kjch.pl

The Pentecostal Church “Bethlehem”
ul. Lubomirskiego 7a
phone +48 (12) 294 44 96
www.betlejem.krakow.pl

The Union of Christian Baptists
ul. Wyspiańskiego 4
phone +48 12 633 23 05
Mass: sundays at 11am
www.baptysci-krakow.pl

Bethel Baptist Church
ul. Zacisze 12/3
phone +48 12 430 04 07
www.betel.info

The Greater Grace World Outreach
ul. Lwowska 30
phone +48 12 656 62 24
Mass: Sundays at 10.30am, Wednesdays at 7pm
www.kml.krakow.pl

The Polish Catholic Church
ul. Miechowity 19, phone +48 12 413 16 80
ul. Friedleina 8, phone +48 12 633 82 82

Judaism
The Remuh Synagogue is the only synagogue in Krakow where services are held every Friday and Saturday evenings. For more information about the service timetable it is advisable to contact the Jewish Community on phone/fax +48 12 429 57 35 or via e-mail: krakow@jewish.orat.pl or consult the calendar available on the community’s website (www.krakow.jewish.org.pl).