Głogowiec, Łęczyca County

Głogowiec
Village
Głogowiec
Coordinates: 52°1′38″N 18°56′1″E / 52.02722°N 18.93361°E / 52.02722; 18.93361
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Łęczyca
Gmina Świnice Warckie

Głogowiec [ɡwɔˈɡɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative unit of Gmina Świnice Warckie, within Łęczyca County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Świnice Warckie, 19 km (12 mi) west of Łęczyca, and 46 km (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Łódź.

Saint Faustina Kowalska, a Roman Catholic mystic and the secretary of Divine Mercy, was born here on August 25, 1905. Her house is now a museum. She was baptized and received the first Communion in nearby Świnice Warckie.

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Coordinates: 52°01′38″N 18°56′01″E / 52.02722°N 18.93361°E / 52.02722; 18.93361

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