Strolling along Przemyska Street, we will pass Franciszkańska Street
whose name stems from the church and monastery of the Franciscans,
which stood there until the dissolution of the order and we will soon
arrive at Sobieskiego Street (formerly Zamkowa Street). At the
extremity of this street, there is a Greek-Catholic church placed under
the invocation of the Lord's Transfiguration, which has now been
elevated to the status concathedral.
This orthodox church (first half of the 18th century), founded
by Eliasz Wapiński the prefect of Jarosław and his wife Pelagia, was
located in the area of the former upper castle of the city owners. We
should add that the founders' portraits are exhibited in the Museum.
They were also the owners of the burgher house, which houses the
Tourist Path. The church was reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th
century and has in its lateral altar a miraculous 17th century icon
depicting the Mother of God - the Gates of Compassion.
As already mentioned in the place, where the church is located
today, stood, maybe already from the second half of the 16th century,
the castle of the owners of Jarosław. It the beginning, it was built in
Gothic style but in the last quarter of the 16th century it was rebuilt
and turned into an elegant Renaissance residence often compared to the
Wawel. The castle captivated the attention of contemporary inhabitants
thanks to its beauty.
From the castle hill, at the foot of which there used to be a
zoological garden, stretched a beautiful view on the lower castle and
the San valley.
Walking along the edge of the escarpment to the North, you
will arrive to a viewpoint from where you can marvel at the wonderful
sight of Podzamcze, the San valley and St Nicolas hill - the mount
where the early medieval town of Jarosław was originally located and
were later stood the abbey of the Benedictine Sisters of Immaculate
Conception.
Krystyna Kieferling, Zofia Kostka-Bieńkowska
