The Church of the Transfiguration and the Protection of Our Lady Queen of Poland () colloquially the Piarist Church () and Transfiguration Church () is a Roman Catholic Piarist conventual church located at 4 Pijarska Street in the Old Town of Kraków, Poland.Michał Rożek, Barbara Gądkowa Leksykon kościołów Krakowa, Wydawnictwo Verso, Kraków 2003, page 158
It was founded by the Piarist Order, and built between 1718 and 1728 by Kacper Bażanka. The façade designed by Francesco Placidi was built between 1759 and 1761. Illusionistic decorations of the vault over the nave date back to the 18th century. The fresco are the work of artists from Moravia: Franz Gregor Ignaz Eckstein and Joseph Piltz.Praca zbiorowa Encyklopedia Krakowa, wydawca Biblioteka Kraków i Muzeum Krakowa, Kraków 2023, volume I pages 736-737
Bibliography Michał Rożek, Barbara Gądkowa Leksykon kościołów Krakowa, Wydawnictwo Verso, Kraków 2003, page 158 (Lexicon of Krakow churches) Praca zbiorowa Encyklopedia Krakowa, wydawca Biblioteka Kraków i Muzeum Krakowa, Kraków 2023, volume I page 736-737 (Encyclopedia of Krakow)
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Piarists, history of the convent and church