"Roman Triptych: Meditations" is a forty-page poem by Pope John Paul II, composed of three parts: Stream, Meditation on the Book of Genesis, and A Hill in the Moria Land. Originally written in John Paul II's native Polish after a visit to his homeland of Poland, the poem was translated to Italian by Grażyna Miller, and published in 2003 simultaneously in Poland (as Tryptyk Rzymski: Medytacje) and the Vatican (as Trittico romano, Meditazioni).^[1]

The poem has since been translated into languages including English (by Jerzy Pietrkiewicz),^[2] French, Spanish, and German.^[3] A Polish audio version was recorded by actor Krzysztof Globisz.^[1]

Roman Triptych received praise from philosopher and historian Stanisław Grygiel [pl],^[4] poet and Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz,^[1] poet Marek Skwarnicki [pl],^[3] and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,^[1][3] several of whom were close personal friends of John Paul II. It was especially popular in Poland, selling out 80% of the initial print run of 300,000 copies before the official launch date.^[1][3]

References

External links

• John Paul II, The Roman Triptych. Meditations, translated by Jerzy Peterkiewicz.

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