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The 60th Anniversary Of Nowa Huta's Cross Defense

People bring flowers, candles and wreaths to the Nowa Huta cross monument, on the site marking the 60th anniversary of dramatic events surrounding the original cross's removal. Nowa Huta was a communist idea of the perfect socialist city, one without God. But during the 1950s, locals officially asked the communist government for a church construction permit and received a positive response in 1956. In 1957 a cross was put up and consecrated on the site of the planned church construction. Yet in early 1960 the authorities withdrew the building permit, and on 27th April 1960 a team of workers was sent to remove the cross. Clashing with hundreds of police (secret services and army), thousands of Nowa Huta locals stood up to defend the cross. Among the locals was Bishop Karol Wotyla (Pope John Paul II). On Monday, April 27, 2020, in Krakow, Poland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#5660730
Date Taken	27 April 2020
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Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

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