The Roman Catholic Parish Church of St Simon which is linked with St Peters in Partick and host Polish Masses. (similarly with St Anne's in Dennistoun).
In front of church there is a Memorial Stone in Polish which translates:
During the second World War Polish soldiers on leave from the battlefields came to this church to attend Mass together to hear the word of God in their native tongue, to sing their Polish hymns, and to thank Our Lady, Queen of Poland, for this touch of home the Polish community of Glasgow has. Through the years they felt deeply grateful to Father Patrick Tierney for the privilege he has accorded them of celebrating the Polish Mass in this Church and for the many kindnesses received from him and the parishioners.
and in English: “I was a stranger and you took me in” Matthew 25:35
Two stained glass windows feature:
GOOD CONQUERS EVIL
Fr Jerzy Popieluszko died a martyr's death at the hands of people who has created a political system based on hatred and lies.
This priest defended human solidarity, conquering evil with good.
LOVE IS STRONGER THAN DEATH
In Auschwitz Father Maximlian Maria Kolbe, now Saint Maximilian Kolbe, gave his life for the sake of another.
Design: Danish Jukni, Albania
Craftsman: Barbara Breitling, Warsaw
Sponsors: Polish folk song & dance group, RYSY and the Polish Saturday School
Blessing on 23rd June 1996 at St Simon's church
by Cardinal Thomas Winning.
Pictures: J. Wilson
Map Reference: Eurowalk 5 : Around Kelvingrove
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