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In 1726, as a result of extensions made to the royal residence on the Krakowskie Przedmieście, the Warsaw-based Order of St. John of God (Italian: Fatebenefratelli) were forced to sell part of their real estate and thus relocate their monastery to another site. The order signed a contract with architects Antoni Solari and Józef Fontana for the construction of a new church, monastery and hospital on lands acquired in the modern-day district of Muranów. The ensuing design was never carried out in full. Jakub Fontana’s design is recorded in a drawing discovered by the author of this article originating from 1760 which has served as a key source in rereading the building history and design phases of the monastery complex