Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice

The Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice, Poland was the family home and birthplace of Karol Józef Wojtyła, who was elected Pope John Paul II in 1978, and canonised after his death.
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  • Opening hours:
    May—September: 9:00 AM—5:40 PM
    November—March: 9:00 AM—2:40 PM
    April and October: 9:00 AM—4:40 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Also known as: “Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice”
  • Address: Kościelna 7, Wadowice, 34-100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of the Presentation of Mary and Saint Joseph church in Wadowice.

Church
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The Minor Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary or, simply, the is a Catholic minor basilica at the city of , .

Monastery
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is a monastery, which is situated 640 metres southwest of Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice.

Church
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is situated 1 km south of Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadowice and Tomice.

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is a small town in Province in southern Poland. It's best known as the 1920 birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II. and the nearby monastery at have become pilgrimage sites, easily reached on a day-trip from Kraków.

Village
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is a village in , Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called .

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. The village of Gorzeń was first mentioned in 1390 and was differentiated into two parts after the 16th century.

Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice

Latitude
49.88337° or 49° 53′ 0″ north
Longitude
19.49391° or 19° 29′ 38″ east
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “在瓦多維採的沃伊蒂瓦家”
  • Chinese: “在瓦多維采的沃伊蒂瓦家”
  • Greek: “Οικογενειακό Σπίτι του Αγίου Πατρός Ιωάννη Παύλου Β΄ (Βαντοβίτσε)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent II. János Pál pápa szülőháza”
  • Italian: “casa natale di Giovanni Paolo II”
  • Polish: “Dom Rodzinny Jana Pawła II w Wadowicach”
  • Polish: “Dom Rodzinny Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II w Wadowicach”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Dom Rodzinny Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II”
  • Vietnamese: “Ngôi nhà gia đình của Đức Thánh Cha John Paul II tại Wadowice”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muzeum Miejskie and Urząd Miejski w Wadowicach.

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