Author: Holy Cross Path
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I first read James A. Michener’s ‘Poland’ under lockdown in 2020, having just returned to Poland from Japan. Learning a country through a book while that country sits outside your window, inaccessible, prepared for me what was outside and lit a fire in me to get to know it on the same level as the…
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The Legend of Wacławek
At the edge of an ancient fir forest, almost 600 years ago, a solitary pilgrim arrived in the Świętokrzyskie lands. His name was Wacławek, a noble knight, who had spent years fighting the Tatars on the eastern borderlands. He had everything a medieval man could want; titles, renown, respect. And he walked away from all…
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An Invitation to Walk
The path is there for us to walk. Japan’s most famous Haiku poet, Basho (1644-1694) was a lifelong walker. He spent his life seeking inspiration from the open road, the seasons and the many stirring historical sites across Japan. We invite you to walk with us. Slowly read our stories of Poland or Japan or…
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About Holy Cross Path
The Świętokrzyskie Mountains are among the oldest sacred landscapes in Europe. Long before Christianity arrived in Poland, fires were lit on their bald summits. A Benedictine abbey rose there in the twelfth century. Kings came to pray before battle. Pilgrims still climb the mountain today. Almost none of this is known in the English-speaking world.…