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LOBBY AND ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The spacious lobby provides an impressive entryway to the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center. Here, the two-story atrium becomes the setting for one of the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center's most impressive features: a 400-year-old cross from atop St. Peter's Basilica, a gift from Pope St. John Paul II in appreciation for the restoration of the basilica's façade funded by the Knights of Columbus in the 1980s.
BLESSED MICHAEL McGIVNEY GALLERY
The McGivney Gallery traces the priest’s early life in Waterbury, Connecticut, his call to the priesthood, parish ministry at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven where he founded the Knights of Columbus, and his death while a pastor in Thomaston, Connecticut.
PAPAL GALLERY EXHIBIT
The Papal Gallery recounts the longstanding relationship between the Knights of Columbus and the Vatican. Popes have had a significant role in the growth and activities of the Knights of Columbus since its incorporation in 1882. Featured items include an array of artwork, archival materials, artifacts, commemorative papal medallions, photographs and videos.
WALL OF HISTORY
The 170-foot long Wall of History is a thematic and chronological presentation of the Knights of Columbus' origins and development. Free-standing kiosks devoted to each of the supreme knights punctuate the timeline.