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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 6 – Auschwitz
The name Auschwitz calls to mind death and a darkness of the human soul. These concentration camps were set up to house Polish Jews and…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 6 – Our Lady of Czestochowa
The Black Madonna, or Our Lady of Czestochowa, is an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. All information on Our Lady…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 5 – St. Faustina
St. Faustina is known as the Apostle of Divine Mercy. Jesus revealed a vision of Himself to Faustina and commanded her to paint the image…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 5 – Old-Town Torun
We begin our 5th day in Torun. Old-Town Torun is another UNESCO World Heritage site. But, more on that in an other post. As with…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 4 – Old-Town Gdansk
Gdańsk is located in northern Poland on the Baltic Sea. Settled by the year 980, it has been destroyed more than once. On September 1,…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 4 – Royal Chapel and St. Mary’s Church – Gdansk
This post will focus on churches in old-town Gdansk. As with some earlier posts, some of the identifications are obtained using Google Gemini and all…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 4 – Sopot
After spending the night in Gdansk, we headed to the resort town of Sopot on the Baltic Sea. The spa resort boasts naturally occurring mineral…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 3 – Malbork Castle – Part 3
As we leave the interior of Malbork Castle, we walk towards St. John the Baptist Church, just outside the walls of the castle. Along the…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 3 – Malbork Castle – Part 2
In my previous post we toured the exterior of this wonderful castle. In this post, we move inside. To help navigate the interior, I found…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 3 – Malbork Castle – Part 1
Malbork Castle, originally named Marienburg in honor of the Virgin Mary, is a massive brick fortress enclosing three fortified castles. It was built in the…