Kanonicza Street ends just at the foot of the hilltop Wawel Royal Castle. Until the 14th century the street was lined with mansions of noblemen. Then, palatial residences of Krakow canons took their place. Several buildings still belong to the Church. From 1951 to 1963 Father Karol Wojtyla, future Pope John Paul II, lived at Nos. 19 and 21