Glass Christmas ornament of Krakow’s Poland Pauline Church on the Rock as seen in the Krakow night. This was Pope John Paul II most beloved Krakow church
Pope John Paul II glass ornament collection Night view of Krakow’s Church on the Rock
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4 1/2″ diameter.
Glass Christmas ornament of Krakow’s Poland Pauline Church on the Rock as seen in the Krakow night. This was Pope John Paul II most beloved Krakow church. The church has a long history, and the original building dates to the 7th century. In 1079 St. Stanislas became a martyr at this church and his remains are buried there. Later on St. Stanislas became the patron saint of Krakow and Poland. The church name is derived from it’s location on a rock by the river Vistula, and the Pauline monastery connected to it. In his visit to Poland in 1979 Pope John Paul II held the relics of St. Stanislas before a crowd of one million people. He always visited the curhch when he visited Krakow after he became a Pope and lived in Rome.
