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2–3 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Dinner with Polish Dancers
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Dinner with Polish DancersWe’ve made it to the final evening of our pilgrimage. After 8 long days we’ve come to our last dinner together. The evening was made even more special by the group of Polish folk musicians and dancers. Some of the…
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5–8 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Sanctuary of Divine Mercy
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Sanctuary of Divine MercyThe Divine Mercy Sanctuary resembles a ship, symbolizing an “Ark of the Covenant”. It serves as the final resting place of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun whose visions led to the Divine Mercy devotion. We visited the home of St. Faustina in…
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6–9 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Sanctuary of Saint Pope John Paul II
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Sanctuary of Saint Pope John Paul IIThe Sanctuary of St. John Paul II near Kraków, is a modern pilgrimage site dedicated to the Polish Pope. Completed around 2016, the complex features a two-level church with many colorful mosaics and more. The Upper Church is a modern space with a large…
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7–11 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Wadowice
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – WadowiceKarol 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 on the first floor of an apartment building adjacent to the Minor Basilica of the…
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8–12 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Our Lady of the Angels Basilica
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Our Lady of the Angels BasilicaThe shrine of Our Lady of the Angels is part of a large complex, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, that includes a Franciscan monastery and 42 chapels spread across about 1500 acres. The shrine of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is one of the most often…
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9–14 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – Krakow
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – KrakowWe 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 World Heritage Site. Although St. Mary’s Basilica is a dominant feature in Old-Town, there is…
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5–8 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – St. Mary’s Basilica in KrakowOld-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. The Main Market Square, one of the biggest squares in Europe, which came into existence in…
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9–14 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – Wieliczka Salt Mine
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 7 – Wieliczka Salt MineIts Day 7, and our first stop is the Wieliczka Salt Mine in the town of Wieliczka, near Kraków in southern Poland. I previous posts I’ve shown many sculptures, but in this post, all the sculptures are carved from salt.…
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9–13 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 6 – Auschwitz
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 6 – AuschwitzThe name Auschwitz calls to mind death and a darkness of the human soul. These concentration camps were set up to house Polish Jews and other “objectionable persons” when local prisons were filled to overflowing. The Auschwitz camps were established…
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8–11 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 6 – Our Lady of Czestochowa
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 6 – Our Lady of CzestochowaThe Black Madonna, or Our Lady of Czestochowa, is an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. All information on Our Lady of Czestochowa comes from the following references. [REFERENCE 1, REFERENCE 2, REFERENCE 3, REFERENCE 4]…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.