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  John I Albert of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John I Albert of Poland (Polish: Jan I Olbracht, 1459 1501) was King of Poland (1492 1501), Duke of Głogów (1491 - 1498).
He was the third son of Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Elizabeth, daughter of Albert II of Germany.
At the conference of Leutschau (1494) the details of the expedition were arranged between the kings of Poland and Hungary and the Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg, with the co-operation of Stephen III of Moldavia, hospodar of Moldavia, who had appealed to John for assistance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_I_of_Poland   (487 words)

  
 Before dying Pope John Paul II entrusted Poland to Our Lady of Czestochowa
Before dying, John Paul II sent a letter to the religious of the Shrine of Jasna Gora, in Czestochowa, and gave two gold crowns as a gift for the icon of the Black Madonna.
Departing from tradition, Pope John Paul II was not embalmed, only "prepared" for viewing by hundreds of thousands of mourners, the Vatican said Tuesday.
John XXIII's body, by contrast, was in excellent condition when it was exhumed from the cramped grotto under the basilica in 2001 - 38 years after his death - and moved to the main floor following his beatification.
www.tldm.org /News7/PopeJohnPaul2EntrustedOurLadyOfCzestochowa.htm   (738 words)

  
 President's Statement on the Death of Pope John Paul II - Warsaw Poland
Pope John Paul II left the throne of St. Peter in the same way he ascended to it -- as a witness to the dignity of human life.
In his native Poland, that witness launched a democratic revolution that swept Eastern Europe and changed the course of history.
Pope John Paul II was, himself, an inspiration to millions of Americans, and to so many more throughout the world.
warsaw.usembassy.gov /poland/pope_bush.html   (400 words)

  
 Catholic World News : Pope Benedict in Poland: in John Paul's footsteps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This year the shrine at Czestochowa is the focus of national attention for another reason, as Poland observes the 350th anniversary of the consecration of the Polish people to the Virgin, during the Sweden invasion of 1656.
As he ends his 2nd day in Poland, Pope Benedict will reach the archbishop's palace in Krakow, which was the residence of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla from 1958 to 1972.
On his last trip to his native land, in August 2002, Pope John Paul stayed there, and was memorably serenaded by young people who sang traditional Polish tunes outside the building until finally the Polish Pontiff emerged to greet them and, finally, gently persuade them to let him sleep.
www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=44333   (729 words)

  
 NEWS ARTICLES: John Paul II - Poland's great gift to mankind
The announcement "Habemus papam" ("We have a pope") and the appearance of the Polish-born prelate on a balcony overlooking St. Peter's square was beamed by satellite to millions of people around the globe.
John Paul II is undoubtedly the most widely traveled pope in history, having made some 100 foreign pilgrimages to all the world's inhabited continents.
John Paul II was the first pope to enter a Jewish synagogue, pray at Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, one of Judaism's most sacred sites, and visit a Muslim mosque.
www.wnypolonia.com /news/000107.shtml   (1277 words)

  
 ABC News: Pope Arrives in Poland to Honor John Paul
WARSAW, Poland May 25, 2006 (AP)— Poland welcomed Pope Benedict XVI with cheers and fluttering yellow and white Vatican flags as the German-born pontiff started a four-day visit aimed at honoring predecessor John Paul II and healing wounds from World War II.
The crowd at the airport cheered his attempts at Polish, and a choir sang "The Barge," John Paul's favorite song one sign of how the late pope remains a strong presence in Poland more than a year after his death.
Some of the frenzied anticipation that characterized the visits of Poland's native son, when thousands jammed the streets before dawn, was lacking, with fewer people turning out early to hold yellow and white Vatican flags and watch as the pope passed by in his glass-enclosed popemobile.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2002921   (475 words)

  
 Pope John Paul II: Triumph Over Communism - World History lesson plan (grades 9-12) - DiscoverySchool.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
study one event and its significance in the papacy of John Paul II and describe the reflection of the Pope's beliefs; and
Ask students to review the major events in Poland during the 20th century that influenced Karol Joseph Wojtyla.
Definition: A social system in which property and goods are owned in common; under this system, people are deprived of certain political and economic freedoms; a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the Soviet Union.
school.discovery.com /lessonplans/programs/popejohnpaul2   (656 words)

  
 Military History - Veteran's Stories - Indian Wars - John Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Indians about Reno had not before this shown the slightest inclination of fighting at any other point.
This letter from Captain John S. Poland to the Assistant Adjutant General of the Department of Dakota in Saint Paul, Minnesota, which gives an account from seven Sioux Indians of Lt. Col.
I shall report any additional news received from reliable Indian sources as soon as obtained.
www.military.com /History_Content/1,14476,his_vet_indianwar|John_Poland,00.html   (1050 words)

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