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Author: Damian Kurowski | Entry date: 06 June 2018
Feast Of The Patron Saint Of The City
Friday is 19 anniversary of the visit of Pope John Paul II, who visited our city on June 8, 1999, From 2014, Saint John Paul II is the patron saint of the city.

Feast of the patron saint of the city (June 8) will begin the mass in the square of John Paul II. 18.00, then at 8:00 pm. 19.00 in Ełk County Cultural Center will begin a concert GospElk and Peter Bohika team Karpienia "– news ·.

. John Paul II, The Patron Saint Of The City Of Ełk

December 23, 2013, to the President of the Elk application signed by 4 144 residents of Elk for the initiation of the procedure for the establishment of John Paul II, the patron saint of the city of Ełk.

In January 2014, the Council Of the proposal for the establishment of a residents delivered positive Elk of John Paul II, the patron saint of the city of Ełk. Councillors have given authorisation to the President and Chairman of the City Council to pass the Diocesan Curia Ełckiej request residents to initiate procedures for the Church in the Apostolic See. Councillors also suggested (as requested by ełczan) to day June 8 was the feast of the patron saint of the city of Ełk (June 8, 1999, Pope John Paul II visited Elk during the pilgrimage to the Polish).

In 2014, the Congregation. Divine worship and the discipline of the sacraments, on the basis of permission data by the Pope, John Paul II recognised for patron and advocate with God with splendid town of Elk.

Phot. Zbigniew Chojęta