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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Wadowice
Karol Józef Wojtyła, the future Pope and Saint John Paul II, was born in Wadowice, Poland. In 1919 Wojtyła’s family rented two rooms with a kitchen…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Our Lady of the Angels Basilica
The shrine of Our Lady of the Angels is part of a large complex, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, that includes a Franciscan monastery and 42 chapels spread…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – Krakow
We continue to explore Krakow. As I mentioned in the previous post, Krakow has a long history and its Old-Town is listed as a UNESCO…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow
Old-town, Krakow, is another UNESCO World Heritage site. Krakow the center of Poland’s political life from 1038 until King Sigismund III Vasa relocated his court to Warsaw in 1596.…
Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – Wieliczka Salt Mine
Its Day 7, and our first stop is the Wieliczka Salt Mine in the town of Wieliczka, near Kraków in southern Poland. I previous posts…
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,…