Pilgrimage to Poland - Catholic Shrines and Sites

Pilgrmage to Poland

Below we have listed the places we think are most important for Catholic to visit while on a Pilgrimage to Poland.

Poland is in the crosshairs of Europe with Russia on the East and Germany on the West and Poland has suffered many times because of wars between those on the East and those on the West.

This is reflected in the Pilgrimage to Poland Shrines.

Warsaw - Shrine of Fr. Jerzy Popieluzko, Martyr of Communism

City Tour

Old Town

Warsaw Ghetto

Saint Faustina’s Motherhouse

Niepokalanow - City of the Immaculata

Shrine of Saint Maxmilian Kolbe
 

At one time the Largest Franciscan Community in the World!

Visit his  office.

See the Printing presses and the City

Kalvaria - Favorite Retreat Center in Krakow of Pope John Paul II

Out door Way of the Cross

Our Lady of Kalvaria Shrine

Czestochowa - Shrine of Our Lady of Jasna Gora - Major Shrine of the Polish people.  Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass as priest, Cardinal  and  Pope.  He held World Youth Days here.  Visit the famous chapel of Our Lady of Czestochowa - the Museum - the magnificent grounds.

Plock - visit the garden where Saint Faustina Kowalska received her first vision of Divine Mercy from Jesus.

Wadowice - birthplace of Pope John Paul II. 

Visit the apartment where he lived with his family, and the church 

where he:

was baptized

served Mass

prayed to Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

Auschwitz - Notorious Nazi concentration camp - where Saint Maxmilian Kolbe and St. Edith Stein were killed.  Pray at the cell where Maxmilian Kolbe died.

Krakow - City of John Paul II - Divine Mercy

Shrine of St. Faustina - Beautiful tribute to the Saint of Divine Mercy Visit the Chapel where she is buried and her original tomb. Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with the Nuns. Visit the new visitors center.

We pray this Pilgrimage to Poland brings many graces.