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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

Having received the nomination for the archbishopric of Gniezno, against the king's wish, he took possession of it by military force; for this act he was deprived of his rank.

From The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy by Binion, Samuel A.

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