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In the Footsteps of John Paul II
In the Footsteps of John Paul II
VoteStops on your route:
1. Palace of Kraków Bishops » 2. Basilica of St Francis of Assisi » 3. Church of Bernardine Nuns » 4. Archdiocesan Museum / The Deanery » 5. Seminary of the Archdiocese of Kraków » 6. Wawel Cathedral » 7. Church Na Skałce (On the Rock) » 8. House of Jan Tyranowski » 9. Church of Saint Stanislaus Kostka of the Salesians of Don Bosco » 10. House at ul. Szwedzka 12 » 11. House at ul. Tyniecka 10 » 12. Pod Lipkami House » 13. House at ul. Komorowskiego 7 » 14. Błonia Common Green and the papal stone on the Błonia » 15. House at ul. Felicjanek 10 » 16. The Catholic House / Kraków Philharmonic Hall » 17. Jagiellonian University » 18. Collegiate Church of Saint Anne » 19. St Mary’s Basilica » 20. St Florian's Church » 21. Monument to John Paul II in Strzelecki Park and other monuments » 22. Rakowicki Cemetery » 23. Church of Saint Jadwiga the Queen » 24. John Paul II Hospital » 25. Ecce Homo – Sanctuary of Saint Brother Albert » 26. Ark of the Lord Church » 27. Church of Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe » 28. Cistercian Abbey in Mogiła » 29. Redemptorist Church » 30. Sanctuary of Divine Mercy » 31. Stone quarries in Zakrzówek » 32. Former Solvay Soda Works » 33. Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec » 34. John Paul II Airport
Mementos of Pope John Paul II can be found in Kraków at almost every turn. Beginning with the Polish studies that the young Karol Wojtyła began in 1938, through the turmoil of the war and including the time of his later pastoral duties, Kraków was his home. Places connected to the future pope wind a route leading through the entire city: from the former Solvay Soda Works to the “Ark of the Lord” Church in Bieńczyce and the Cistercian Abbey in Mogiła, today a district of Nowa Huta. A look at Kraków through the eyes of John Paul II, for whom this was always the dearest among Polish cities, must be worthwhile.
Palace of Kraków Bishops
The Palace is very closely connected to the person of the Metropolitan Bishop of Kraków, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, who resided here from 1963 to 1978 and was a guest at the Palace during his pilgrimages to Kraków, once he had become Pope John Paul II... »
Basilica of St Francis of Assisi
As a student of theology, Karol Wojtyła frequented the holy masses celebrated in the Franciscan Church. His favourite place was in the aisle, under the musical choir... »
Church of Bernardine Nuns
Displayed in the altar of this 17th-century church is the painting of Saint Joseph with Jesus, famous for its graces. Karol Wojtyła frequently came here to pray... »
Archdiocesan Museum / The Deanery
In 1953-1967, the two townhouses in Kanonicza Street that today are the seat of the Archdiocesan Museum of Kraków were one after another home to Father Karol Wojtyła... »
Seminary of the Archdiocese of Kraków
During the second world war, Karol Wojtyła was among the first seminarians admitted to the clandestine studies... »
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