May 17, 2011

Lithuania FDC on "Piligrim Route of John Paul II"


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Lithuania

Piligrim Route of John Paul II

Date of Issue : 7 May 2011

Stamp : John Paul II and Cathedral of Vilnius

Pope John Paul II, called the Pilgrim Pope, has served as the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church for almost 27 years. During his papacy, John Paul II visited 129 countries, including Lithuania on 4-8 September 1993.

To mark the Pope‘s apostolic visit to Lithuania, the main shrines of Lithuania, the ones connected with this Pope have been joined into the Piligrim Route of John Paul II. In total, fourteen sacral monuments have been included into the Piligrim Route: Vilnius Cathedral Basilica, the Gate of Dawn Chapel and the Church of St. Therese, the Way of the Cross in Vilnius, the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Trakai, Kaunas Cathedral Basilica, the Christ’s Resurrection Church in Kaunas, Pažaislis Camaldolese Monastery ensemble, the Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Chapel of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Šiluva and the surrounding area, the Hill of Crosses, Šiauliai Cathedral, the ensemble of Tytuvėnai Church and Monastery, Marijampolė Chapel and the Chapel of the Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis in Lūginė, Žemaičių Kalvarija (Samogitian Calvary) Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Visitation and the Chapels of the Way of the Cross, and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Pivašiūnai.

Really a great surprise to get such a nice Pope John Paul II FDC from Lithuania. I very much like it. My friend is really very kind to me. Thank You very much to my friend !

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