Cmentarz Sióstr Urszulanek

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Ursuline Sisters Cemetery - necropolis located in Pniewy by the exit road from the city towards Łężeczki.

The cemetery is connected with the Pniew motherhouse of the Ursuline Sisters and the local shrine of Ursula Ledóchowska. Over 150 nuns are buried in the cemetery, in graves with uniform, wooden crosses. Among those buried here are sisters who remembered Ursula Ledóchowska. Each of the plaques bears the name Sister Maria.. then the name of the order and their own name.

Apart from the sisters, the cemetery also holds the burial place of Prof. Wladyslaw Czarnecki, an architect and the author of many Poznan buildings. Also resting here are: Msgr. Wawrzyniec A. Wnuk, apostolic protonotary, canon of the Primate's Chapter in Gniezno, Msgr.3.1869-8.5.1935, longtime chaplain to the Ursuline Sisters, Father Alfons Chmielowiec, longtime chaplain to the Ursuline Sisters and educator of youth.

Coordinates: 52°31'13"N, 16°14'59"E

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Cmentarz Sióstr Urszulanek – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kościół pw. św. Wawrzyńca, Kościół pw. Wniebowzięcia NMP oraz św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Ewangelisty.

0.8 miS
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Kościół pw. św. Wawrzyńca
21 min walk • St. Lawrence Church in Pniewy - one of two Roman Catholic churches in the town of Pniewy on Lake Street. It belongs to Pniewy deanery.
5.6 miSW
Church
Kościół pw. Wniebowzięcia NMP oraz św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Ewangelisty
144 min walk • The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist in Lwówek is located near the market square, on Pniewska Street.