• In 1919 again Our Lady’s intercession was sought as the Soviet army invaded the newly unified country of Poland, reaching the banks of the River Vistula.
  • The image of Our Lady in Częstochowa, Poland [right] is among that small group of Black Madonnas recognized throughout the entire world...
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  • The first among a series of coronations of the icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa occured on September 8, 1717 by Pope Clement XI, the natural corollary of...
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  • Pilgrims will pour through the Baroque gates en masse during the Marian feasts like Feast of Our Lady on 3 May, the Assumption on August 15 or Feast of the Birth...
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  • The city originally consisted of two settlements—Old Częstochowa, founded in the 13th century, and Jasna Góra (Polish: “Shining Mountain”...
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  • A few years later, the Icon of Our Lady and Child, which is now called the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, arrived at Jasna Góra.
  • The Black Madonna of Czestochowa or Our Lady of Czestochowa has been revered by the Polish people for at least seven centuries.
  • So, although the Pauline Abbot Father Augustyn Kordecki led the defence, its success was attributed to the protective influence of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
  • The pilgrim Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa is still in Portugal waiting to travel to the USA. In the meantime, the Orthodox Church of Russia in Portugal has...