On Saturday, July 23, 2022, on a day off from classes, participants of the preparatory and qualification course of the John Paul II Foundation visited historic Lublin. The guide was Prof. Andrzej Niewiński, lecturer of ancient history at the Catholic University of Lublin. Candidates for the scholarship program visited the most important places on the tourist map of the city and learned about their history.
The Lublin Castle was built in the twelfth century. In the years 1831-1954 it served as a prison, and from 1957 it became the Museum of the History of Lublin. The Archcathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist is one of the largest churches in Lublin, built in the years 1586-1604. This church is the pride of the inhabitants of Lublin, as well as the Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, which was built in 1342, and the Dominican Monastery.
The students spent a lot of time in the Old Town, which is a showcase and pride of Lublin. However, not everyone is aware that this is not the oldest of the Kozi Grod areas. Archaeological finds confirm that the first settlements existed earlier on the Wzgórze Czwartek (Thursday Hill), Grodzisk and in the area of today’s castle. Visiting these places, young people from Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine were very interested in the history of Lublin, where they now spend several weeks, preparing to study at the Catholic University of Lublin and participate in the scholarship program.
Yana Oliinyk
Photo: Viktoria Rudkovskaya, Viktoria Zdaievska
