St. Peter Church in Wadowice

St. Peter Church in Wadowice is a church in Gmina Wadowice, Wadowice County, Małopolskie which is located on Aleja Matki Bożej Fatimskiej. St. Peter Church in Wadowice is situated nearby to the church Kaplica Chrystusa Króla, as well as near Golgota.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Wadowice, Poland
Address: Aleja Matki Bożej Fatimskiej 90, Wadowice, 34-100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice and Basilica of the Presentation of Mary.

Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice

Museum

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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. Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice is situated 1 km north of St. Peter Church in Wadowice.

Basilica of the Presentation of Mary

Church

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The Minor Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary or, simply, the Basilica of the Presentation of Mary is a Catholic minor basilica at the city of Wadowice, Lesser Poland. Basilica of the Presentation of Mary is situated 1 km north of St. Peter Church in Wadowice.

Saint Joseph church in Wadowice

Monastery

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Saint Joseph church in Wadowice is a monastery, which is situated 760 metres northwest of St. Peter Church in Wadowice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadowice and Gorzeń Dolny.

Wadowice

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

Gorzeń Dolny

Village

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