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1643 (?) - Jakub Wejher begins trials for permission for the Calvary building
1648 - Fetching the reformers to Wejherowo, marking the chapels location
1649 - Bishop Gniewosz from Aleksandrowo gives permission for the Calvary's construction
1649-1666 - Building of 24 chapels
1661 - Beginnings of pilgrims' movement, the pope Alexander XVII grants plenary indulgence for 10 years for Calvary's pilgrims
1673 - Micha Kazimierz Radziwi funds the 25th chapel
1675 - The pope Klemens X prolongs the permission for indulgence for next 10 years
1678 - The pope Innocenty XI confirms in special breve the validity of Wejherowsky's indulgences
1717 - The first edition of Calvarias book of prayers in Polish
1718 - The first edition of Calvarias book of prayers in German
1720 - Piotr Jerzy Przebendowski funds the Oliwa's Gate - the 26th chapel
1st half of 18th cent. - The first refurbishment of Calvary
2nd half of 19 cent. - The second refurbishment of Calvary
The 50s . - The third refurbishment of Calvary
1953 - The primate Stefan Wyszyski visits the Calvary; in June the same year pope John Paul II (as priest Karol Wojtya) with the group of Krakows's students prays no the calvarias hills
1992 - Calvary receives the status of the first Archdiocesan Sanctuary
2002 - The Stations of the Cross mystery Play is exhibited in Calvary for the first time
2006 - The beginning of the 4th Calvarias refurbishment funded from the EU financial resources



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The Wejherowska's Calvary website was created within the framework of the project: 'Preservation and availability of Pomeranian heritage by means of Cultural Park foundation in Wejherowo' which is financed by EU.