Pope John Paul II/Summer 1976 Washington DC
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| Location 1 Title | Polish-American journalist John Szostak condo in Parkfairfax |
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| Location1 Coordinates | 38.84135121805537, -77.0784863495393 |
| Location 1 Details | John M. Szostak, a Polish-American journalist, had a notable interaction with Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, in 1976. During this year, Cardinal Wojtyła visited the United States and, as part of his visit, blessed Szostak's condo in the Parkfairfax neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia |
| Location 1 Sources | https://media.alexandriava.gov/docs-archives/historic/info/attic/2015/attic20151126futurepope.pdf; https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/09/23/dcs-first-papal-visit-1979; https://media.alexandriava.gov/docs-archives/historic/info/attic/2020/attic20200528parkfairfax.pdf; https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/09/21/popes-condo-alexandria; https://search.worldcat.org/title/in-the-footsteps-of-pope-john-paul-ii-an-intimate-personal-portrait-by-his-american-friend/oclc/891221737 |
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