Holy Cross Church

The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic house of worship in downtown Warsaw. Located on Krakowskie Przedmieście opposite the main Warsaw University campus, it is one of the most notable Baroque churches in Poland's capital.

The Holy Cross Church has witnessed more student demonstrations and tear gas than any other church in Poland.

During the Warsaw Rising, it was the site of heavy fighting between the insurgents and the Germans. It was seriously damaged, but some original Baroque altarpieces have survived and adorn its interior.

Pillar containing Chopin's heart (just above the bouquet near bottom)

Note the epitaph to Frédéric Chopin on the second pillar on the left-hand side of the nave. It covers an urn containing the composer’s heart, brought from Paris after Chopin’s death and placed here in accordance with his will.

Statue of Christ Bearing His Cross, in front of the church

Interior

1945