Discover the Pilgrimage Sites in Poland

Places of pilgrimage in Poland – Bardo/Wartha

HISTORY The name Bardo came shortly after the Second World War (1939-1945), replacing the German name for the place, Wartha. The word “Bardo” means hill. In the coat of arms…

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Pilgrimage sites in Poland – Częstochowa

~~~ HISTORY The current city of Częstochowa originated in the 11th century. A charter from 1220 mentions the village of Tschenstochau for the first time. Later, the name...

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Pilgrimages sites in Poland - Gietrzwald/Dietrichswalde

HISTORY The place Gietrzwald was German (Prussian) territory for many years and was then called Dietrichswalde. Around 1352, a wooden chapel was built in Dietrichswalde in honour of Our Lady. The chapel…

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Places of pilgrimage in Poland – Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

~~~ HISTORY The name Kalwaria Zebrzydowska comes from the building of Calvary (Kalwaria) by the architects father, son, and grandson with the surname Zebrzydowski. The beginning of the shrine…

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Pilgrimage sites in Poland – Kraków

HISTORY The basilica stands on the site of a Romanesque church from 1221 on the market square, the old foundations of which lie underground. The church was built...

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Places of pilgrimage in Poland – Krosno

HISTORY In 1384 Krossen was formally founded by Heinrich III Sorbon (1340-1401), Bishop of Ermland (1373-1401), and then the first, small Chapel of St Mary was built. The current, large complex has existed for...

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Pilgrimage sites in Poland – Krzeszów/Grüssau

HISTORY The Piast dynasty is closely linked to the pilgrimage site. This family donated the abbey in 1242 and established the family's cemetery. The donation comes from Anna…

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Pilgrimage Sites in Poland – Licheń

HISTORY Licheń is first mentioned in the 12th century with the discovery of a large stone cross. In Licheń stands a church dedicated to…

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Pilgrimage sites in Poland – Maria Sniezna/Góra Igliczna

HISTORY In 1750, a farmer's son named Christoph Veit (+1776), from the neighbouring village of Wölfelsdorf (Polish: Wilkanów), brought a small lime wood statue of Mary from the Austrian pilgrimage site of Mariazell.

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