Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

In 1634, the suffragan bishop of Krakow, Tomasz Oborski, consecrated the cornerstone for the construction of a new church for the Order of Discalced Carmelites. However, the construction took years and was interrupted by the war with Sweden. It was finally completed in 1683, and the solemn consecration of the new temple was performed by the suffragan bishop of Krakow, Mikołaj Oborski. The church was destroyed during the Bar Confederation in 1772, but it was rebuilt between 1780 and 1782 by the Carmelites, who then transferred the monastery buildings and the church to the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in 1787.

During this time, the church received a new dedication to St. Lazarus, the patron of the hospital run by the Sisters of Charity in the former monastery. Since 1863, the church has been under the care of missionary priests, and the former monastery housed the administration of the university hospital.

In 2019, the university hospital sold part of its properties to the city of Krakow, and the city council decided to transfer the ownership of the land and buildings, including the Church of the Immaculate Conception, to the municipal company, Krakow City Development Agency.

The church holds Holy Masses in the classical Roman rite. The pastoral care for the faithful of the Latin tradition is provided by the priests of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

The church is a Baroque building that refers to the Roman façade of the Carmelite church Santa Maria della Scala. The façade is crowned with a triangular gable featuring a sculpture of the Virgin Mary in the center, and statues of St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross in the corners. Two towers, completed in 1680 and topped with spires designed by Karol Zaremba in 1885, are attached to the presbytery side.

The church is a single-nave structure with side chapels opening into the main nave through high arches. The main altar, a two-tiered, perspective altar, is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary. The Baroque altars, portals, and balustrades were made between 1685 and 1688 from black Dębniki marble - it is the richest ensemble of works made from this material in Kraków, and the uniform interior furnishings are also rare.