Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, moved here on August 10, 1944, as a student of the clandestine Krakow Archdiocese Seminary. He was ordained to the priesthood on November 1, 1946 by Cardinal Adam Sapieha in his private chapel. Karol Wojtyła took up his residence in the palace as Archbishop of Krakow in 1958, where he remained until he elected to the Holy See on October 16, 1978. Pope John Paul II always stayed in this palace during his pilgrimages to Krakow. For weeks following the death of the beloved Polish pontiff, the square in front of the Palace was filled with flowers, memorials and people praying for the peace of his soul. (from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/poland/krakow-archdiocesan-museum.htm)