Wokół początków kościoła pod wezwaniem Krzyża Świętego w Gnieźnie

The article presents deliberations on the beginnings of the Holy Cross church in Gniezno. It discusses the basic source in the studies of the temple’s beginnings, namely the document of the Jerusalempatriarch Monachus of 1198. We may assume that the site was created before 1198. An attempt was made to identify the settlement where the church was erected, presenting the various views expressed in the literature on the subject. It seems that the temple was built in a village which later became a part of the town of Grzybowo. Another issue is the question concerning the church’s founder. It was a “frater Prelaius”, erroneously identified as the canon of Gnieznoand Wrocław, and subsequently the bishop of the Lubuska province,   Przecław. The article also addresses the notion which has appeared in literature, concerning the presence of the Dominicans attached to the temple in the first half of the 13th century.  Finally, the article discusses the dedication of the presented sacred building.