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In 1638 bishop Jakub Zadzik established the hospital rectory church of the Holy Trinity. Soon afterwards a stone church was built accompanied by a timber building of a hospital. The construction was completed in 1644, and the Chapel of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary sponsored by the starosta of Kielce – Stanisław Czechowski was ...
The chapel is adjacent to the Church of San Andrés and was intended to hold the remains of San Isidro, patron saint of Madrid, who was initially buried at this site. When the saint's body was discovered in the late 13th century, two centuries after his death, King Alfonso XI ordered the construction in San Andres of an ark to hold his remains ...
The Bishop's Palace in Kraków (Polish: Pałac Biskupi w Krakowie) is the seat of Kraków metropolitan Curia, Poland, and the traditional residence of Kraków bishops since the late 14th century. It is the second largest palace in the city after Wawel , former seat of the Polish monarchs .
Boundary Wall. Construction began around 1210 by Bishop Jocelin of Wells but principally dates from 1230. [1] Bishop Jocelin continued the cathedral building campaign begun by Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin, and was responsible for building the Bishop's Palace, as well as the choristers' school, a grammar school, a hospital for travellers and a chapel within the liberty of the cathedral.
It is a private oratory of Trinitarian bishops dating from the turn of the 6th century. Although commonly attributed to St. Peter Chrysologus , Archbishop of Ravenna from 433–450, the chapel was actually built by Peter II shortly after he became archbishop in 495.
The chapel is dedicated to Edward King, who was Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College 1863–73 and Bishop of Lincoln 1885–1910. Following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions the elliptical building designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects was selected.
The bishop's chapel occupied the southwest corner and also extended over two floors, starting from the ground floor. [7] The staircase was located in the western part of the building. [8] The bishop's representative and living quarters were on the first floor, facing west, spanning the entire width of the building. [9]
In 1846 Bishop Samuel Wilberforce had the chapel of Saints Peter and Paul added to the Palace. [2] It was designed by the Gothic Revival architect Benjamin Ferrey. [2] Successive Bishops of Oxford resided at the palace until Thomas Banks Strong retired in 1937. [2]