Ania says in one of these postcards that this place was very important for the pope John Paul II since he spent a lot of time there
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| Passion-Marien Sanctuary |
This postcard was sent by Ania
Among the most frequently visited pilgrimage centres of Poland, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is part of one of Europe’s most interesting landscape and architectural projects. Over a million pilgrims visit this devotional complex every year.
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| Passion-Marien Sanctuary |
This postcard was sent by Ania
The origins of the Sanctuary of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska go back to 1601, when Mikołaj Zebrzydowski, voivoda of Krakow, on Mount Żarek (in the Żar group) erected a chapel dedicated to the Crucifixion of Christ, following a model in chalk of the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.
Today’s basilica is mostly the work of Magdalena Czartoryska, who died in 1694, and her son, Józef, who continued the successive works. - in: http://www.pilgrim-info.com/europe/poland/sanctuary-of-kalwaria-zebrzydowska/
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