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December 5, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 4 – Old-Town Gdansk
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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, 1939, Adolf Hitler fired on the munitions depot at the city’s harbor, starting WW II.…
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November 30, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 4 – Royal Chapel and St. Mary’s Church – Gdansk
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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 translations are performed using Google translate. Royal Chapel We attended mass in the Royal Chapel…
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November 25, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 4 – Sopot
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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 spring waters which are rich in chlorides, iodides and bromides. The history of Sopot dates…
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November 23, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 3 – Malbork Castle – Part 3
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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 way there’s still a few things of interest to see. Again with this post, I’ve…
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November 18, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 3 – Malbork Castle – Part 2
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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 a website that has an interactive map that might be helpful. It doesn’t contain locations…
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November 13, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 3 – Malbork Castle – Part 1
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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 13th century by Teutonic Knights in Malbork, Poland. The castle encompasses 52 acres. Malbork Castle is Europe’s largest fortress by land…
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November 9, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 2 – St. Maximilian Kolbe
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We traveled about 30 miles west of Warsaw to Niepokalanów, the home of the monastery build by St. Maximilian Kolbe. We visited the museum dedicated to him. The stories and life of St. Maximilian Kolbe are taken primarily from REFERENCE,…
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November 5, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 2 – Archcathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
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In the heart of Old Town, Warsaw, stands the Archcathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. St John’s is one of three major cathedrals in the city, but it is the only church that also possesses the title of an archcathedral. It…
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November 3, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 2 – Old Town Warsaw
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We are back on foot for a while, walking in and around Old Town, Warsaw. This column was originally erected in 1644. It is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, and is one of Warsaw’s most famous landmarks. The column and statue commemorate…
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November 1, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 2 – Royal Route
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After our stop to see the memorials for Joseph Pilsudski and Frederick Chopin, we continued by bus along the Royal Route, the historical path that connects major landmarks in Warsaw. All translations were performed through Google Translate. The statue below…
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