Poland/Kraków/Częstochowa /Auschwitz ahead of The Pope Francis Visit and World Youth Day in Krakow. St. Leonard's Crypt under the Wawel Cathedral is a Romanesque crypt founded in the 11th century (…More
Poland/Kraków/Częstochowa /Auschwitz ahead of The Pope Francis Visit and World Youth Day in Krakow.
St. Leonard's Crypt under the Wawel Cathedral is a Romanesque crypt founded in the 11th century (around 1038–1039) by Casimir I the Restorer who made Kraków his royal residence as the capital. The crypt holds the tombs of Polish kings and heroes such as: Michael I - King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, John III Sobieski - also King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Commander at the Battle of Vienna, Marie Casimire - Queen of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and consort of John III Sobieski, Władysław Sikorski - Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia Pope John Paul II said his first Mass on the altar in St. Leonard's Crypt on November 2, 1946, one day after his priestly ordination. Pope Francis will be visiting Cathedral and Castle on Wednesday 27 of July © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk
Source: Catholic Church (England and Wales) on Flickr
St. Leonard's Crypt under the Wawel Cathedral is a Romanesque crypt founded in the 11th century (around 1038–1039) by Casimir I the Restorer who made Kraków his royal residence as the capital. The crypt holds the tombs of Polish kings and heroes such as: Michael I - King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, John III Sobieski - also King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Commander at the Battle of Vienna, Marie Casimire - Queen of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and consort of John III Sobieski, Władysław Sikorski - Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia Pope John Paul II said his first Mass on the altar in St. Leonard's Crypt on November 2, 1946, one day after his priestly ordination. Pope Francis will be visiting Cathedral and Castle on Wednesday 27 of July © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk
Source: Catholic Church (England and Wales) on Flickr