Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice
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The Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice was the family home of Karol Józef Wojtyła the future Pope John Paul II
. It is located at 7 Kościelna Street in Wadowice
, Poland
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It is a historic house museum that preserves this historic structure and houses a collection of objects that belonged to the future pope’s family. The museum also commemorates John Paul II’s life and his work in Poland until he left Kraków
for the Vatican
, in 1978.
Karol Wojtyła’s family moved to the house in 1919 where they rented two rooms with a kitchen on the first floor. Karol Wojtyła was born in this house on 18 May 1920. After his mother’s death on 13 April 1929 Karol and his father occupied only one smaller room and the kitchen.
Karol Wojtyła lived in this house until 1938 when he moved with his father to Kraków
, where he enrolled at the Jagiellonian University
.
The small apartment in which the Wojtyła family once resided is preserved as a museum since 1984.
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
. It is located at 7 Kościelna Street in Wadowice
Wadowice
Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50 km from Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants , situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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It is a historic house museum that preserves this historic structure and houses a collection of objects that belonged to the future pope’s family. The museum also commemorates John Paul II’s life and his work in Poland until he left Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
for the Vatican
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
, in 1978.
Karol Wojtyła’s family moved to the house in 1919 where they rented two rooms with a kitchen on the first floor. Karol Wojtyła was born in this house on 18 May 1920. After his mother’s death on 13 April 1929 Karol and his father occupied only one smaller room and the kitchen.
Karol Wojtyła lived in this house until 1938 when he moved with his father to Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, where he enrolled at the Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
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The small apartment in which the Wojtyła family once resided is preserved as a museum since 1984.