Niepokalanów
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Niepokalanów monastery (so called City of the Immaculate Mother of God) is a Roman Catholic religious community situated in Teresin (near the Warsaw-Łowicz railway line, about 42 km to the west from the capital of Poland). It was founded in autumn 1927 by Friar Minor Conventual – Maximilian Kolbe, who was later canonized as a saint-martyr of the Catholic Church.[1]
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Order | Friars Minor Conventual |
Established | 1927 |
Diocese | Archdiocese of Warsaw |
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Founder(s) | Maximilian Kolbe |
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Location | Teresin, Poland |
Coordinates | 52°12′13.5″N 20°25′14″E |
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