Auschwitz cross (Oświęcim)

Poland / Malopolskie / Oswiecim / Oświęcim

monument, cross, catholic

A Catholic cross was erected here in front of cell Block 11 (barracks) after Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in this area in 1979. It was later removed when a controversy ensued between Jews and Poles. This became a chapter in the "War of the Crosses" which resulted when a Carmelite Monastery for nuns was moved into a former concentration camp building and later were order to move elsewhere..
Cell Block 11 once held Maximilian Kolbe who was later killed at Auschwitz 2 (Auschwitz-Berkenau).
www.scrapbookpages.com/Poland/Crosses/Crosses.html

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_cross

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Coordinates: 50°1'29"N 19°12'10"E

Former Auschwitz I Concentration Camp 0.3 km
Oswiecim Central Station 1.4 km
Females' Area (Auschwitz II) 2 km
Men's Quarantine Unit (B lla) 2.2 km
Jewish Block (B IIb) 2.3 km
Females' Area (Auschwitz II) 2.3 km
Transit Unit (B IIc) 2.4 km
Former Auschwitz II Birkenau Extermination Camp 2.5 km
Male Block (B IId) 2.5 km
Gypsy Block (B IIe) 2.6 km

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Former Auschwitz I Concentration Camp Oswiecim Central Station Females' Area (Auschwitz II) Men's Quarantine Unit (B lla) Jewish Block (B IIb) Females' Area (Auschwitz II) Transit Unit (B IIc) Former Auschwitz II Birkenau Extermination Camp Male Block (B IId) Gypsy Block (B IIe)