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Chapel, Swoszowice district. A chapel is a small place of worship, often beside a cemetery, hospital or a larger church.
History
The chapel on Piłkarska Street was built in 1979-1981 next to the house of the Sisters of Divine Providence and consecrated in 1982. That same year the parish of Divine Providence was created, and the chapel became its parish church. The site for a new church at Kąpielowa Street 61 was blessed on 20 June 2003 by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski.
Did you know?
The foundation stone for the new church was brought from the Holy Land and blessed by John Paul II on 18 August 2002 during Mass on Kraków's Błonia meadow. The parish is also home to the St Francis of Assisi House for Sick Priests of the Archdiocese of Kraków.