Polish History

January 13, 1964, Karol Wojtyla was named Archbishop of Krakow. He would later go on to become Pope John Paul II. 

As a Pope, he was the second longest serving Pope and the first non-Italian Pope in 455 years. The Poles in Krakow loved Pope John Paul II. He visited the Salt Mines in Krakow but was unable to do so as a Pope. But a miner made a salt statue and placed it in the Saint Kinga cathedral in the Salt Mines in honor of the Polish Pope. 

(Saint Kinga cathedral. Pope John Paul II's statue is hidden by the railing in the bottom left corner.)

(KeithMajor, Feb 2008)