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Gniezno

American  
[gnyez-naw] / ˈgnjɛz nɔ /

noun

  1. a city in W central Poland, ENE of Posen: important in the early history of the country; 10th-century cathedral.


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“It is a moral obligation of every Christian to take steps to de-escalate a conflict, not to intensify it,” Polak wrote in a letter to his diocese of Gniezno.

From Seattle Times Oct. 27, 2020

Poland's Prince Mieszko I was baptized in Gniezno around the year 966, chroniclers say.

From US News Apr. 14, 2016

The homeland of the late pope, St. John Paul II, celebrates the anniversary with great pomp this week with prayers at the 10th century Gothic Cathedral of Gniezno and a parliament session.

From Washington Times Apr. 13, 2016

Cardinal Glemp retired as Archbishop of Warsaw in 2006, having surrendered the Archdiocese of Gniezno in a reorganization in 1992.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2013

Its name, Gniezno, signifies “nest,” and points to early Polish traditions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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