Christian Poland Tours
Why Choose Poland for A Christian Tour?
Our Christian Tours of Poland take you to a magnificent pilgrimage destination in the heart of a country brimming with religious heritage. Ten centuries of Polish Catholic history has provided us with a wealth of fascinating churches and exciting sanctuaries as well as much more.
Poland
Poland was the Homeland of Pope John Paul II and is a country with a strong Catholic tradition dating back to the conversion to Christianity of Prince Mieszko and the "Baptism" of the country in 966.
Czestochowa
You should visit the shrine of Czestochowa, it is the heart of any pilgrimage to Poland, and the main centre of religious worship in Poland. This is due to the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Cz?stochowa known as the Black Madonna. The sanctuary is located in the Pauline monastery on Jasna Góra, which has been a major goal of pilgrimages for centuries. The monastery was founded in 1382. The icon of St Mary with the Child, as the legend has it, was painted by St Luke 13 years after the death of Christ. Very soon it was ascribed miraculous powers. Its strength was also reputedly proven by the fact that monks and Polish soldiers successfully withheld the Swedish 40 day siege in the 17th century. Since that time the monastery on Jasna Góra with the icon of Black Madonna has become the country’s principal religious symbol. The first buildings appeared here in the 15th century. The monastery derives its contemporary shape predominantly from the 17th century.
Cracow (Krakow)
Krakow is Poland’s fourth largest city. This magical city, situated in the southeast of the country, between the Jura uplands and the Tatra Mountains, on the banks of the Wisla (Vistula) River, has one of the best-preserved medieval city centres in Europe. Dozens of churches cover almost every architectural period and are surrounded by monasteries and abbeys.
Poznan
Poznan is one of the oldest cities in Poland by the Warta River. Poznan's impressive cathedral is the earliest church in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers: duke Mieszko I, king Boleslaw the Brave, king Mieszko II, dupe Casimir I the Restorel, duke Przemyslaw I and king Przemyslaw II.
Ostrów Tumski, where the cathedral stands today and where once stood the castle of Prince Mieszko I and his son Boles?aw the Brave, crowned in 1025 the first king of Poland. Their sarcophaguses can be viewed in the Golden Chapel of the cathedral. Besides gold cups and monstrances from the churches of Wielkopolska, the Archdiocese Museum houses Poland's only painting by Anthony van Dyck.
Poznan's most beautiful church is the huge Baroque Parish Church of St. Stanis?aw. Organ concerts are held in the church every day in the summer, with proceeds going to the renovation of the historic organ.
Wadowice
Wadowice, birthplace of John Paul II, is located in the west of Malopolska Voivodship on the bank of the Skawa river at the foot of the Beskid Mountains at the crossroads of the main routes between Silesia and Podhale and Kraków and Cieszyn.
Pilgrims should visit Minor Basilica – the Church of the Presentation of Blessed Virgin Marry - the oldest part of the church – rectangular, gothic presbytery, comes from the 15th century. The church strictly connected with Karol Wojty?a’s childhood and youth.
The Museum – Family House of Karol Wojty?a - the building is Pope Paul’s birthplace. The Museum is led by the Sisters of Nazareth.
Church of St. Peter - the temple was built in years 1986-1991 as thanks for the election of Karol Wojty?a as Pope and for the life of the Holy Father after the assassination attempt on the 13th May 1981 in St. Peter’s Square.
Monastery of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites - Monastery of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites was built in the years 1897–1899. There is Father Raphael’s cell in the monastery which is accessible to visit.
We invite group leaders to contact us for tailor made pilgrimages to Poland, travelling on dates of your own choice and following your own programme.
