Костел святого Духа Church of the Holy Spirit

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The origins of the church date back to the fourteenth century, when Prince Janusz the Elder founded a wooden church together with the hospital. The temple was destroyed during the Swedish flood. In 1671, King Jan Casimir transferred the ruins and the surrounding land to the Pauline Fathers as an expression of gratitude for the defense of Jasna Gó ra. Around 1682, the monks built a brick monastery building on this site, in which the Holy Spirit Hospital was established.
The church was built in 1707-1717 according to the design of Jó zef Szymon Belotti and Jó zef Piaola in the Baroque style. In 1807, the monastery was captured by Napoleon Bonaparte's army - it was equipped with a warehouse and barracks. In 1819, the congregation was dissolved, the church was transferred to the Brotherhood of St. Benno, and the existing Holy Spirit Hospital was moved to Przyrynek Street. In 1845, a staircase was added to the church, and in 1863, a sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary was placed in front of the church.
During the Warsaw Uprising, the church was partially destroyed. In 1949, the Pauline Fathers returned to Warsaw and, on their initiative, the church was rebuilt. The restoration of the church was completed in 1956. Every year, a pilgrimage from Warsaw to Czę stochowa departs from the Church of the Holy Spirit.