Visit to the Irish College Church

Last week Sr. Loretto Kelly (an Irish sister) and I went to the Irish College here in Paris. It is located on Rue Irlandais -- Irish Street. It is quite a historic place! There is a plaque commemorating the fact that, during World War II, American citizens in Paris took refuge there.

There is another plaque indicating that Polish seminarians took refuge there to escape being sent to Dachau during World War II. And another plaque commemorating the most famous member of those Polish seminarians -- Karol Wojtyła -- who became Pope John Paul II. Photos of those plaques are below. I realize the writing is in French instead of English, but I know you can pick out some of the words like Dachau and John Paul II. Keep scrolling down for one more photo and comment after that.

The floor of the chapel at the Irish College has tiles that have both the Fleur de Lis for France and the Shamrock for Ireland. Look closely at this photo to see them both!

I hope you have a great day! Sr. B.