• The church of the Icon of God’s Mother of the Joy of All the Afflicted is one of three churches of the churchmonastic complex on the Holy Mount of Grabarka.
  • The Holy Mount of Grabarka (Święta Góra Grabarka in Polish), eastern Poland, also known as the Mountain of Crosses, is considered to be the holiest...
  • Last year’s celebrations of the Feast of the Transfiguration at the Orthodox sanctuary on Holy Mount Grabarka, the most important Orthodox site in the country.
  • The Mountain of Grabarka is the biggest Orthodox sanctuary in Poland and a holy place for Orthodox followers.
  • That day, Grabarka is visited by the thousands of pilgrims who came here on foot from distant areas and even by government officials.
  • The Holy Mount of Grabarka, near the border with Belarus, is considered to be the holiest site in Poland for Orthodox Christians.
  • The Holy Mount Grabarka is an important place for pilgrimages by Orthodox believers in Poland.
  • The origin of worship on the Holy Mount dates back to the 12th century and is associated with the icon called Spasa Izbawnika (Christ the Redeemer) which...
  • On this day, the Holy Mountain of Grabarka is under siege, where thousands of believers come from all over Poland and from abroad.
  • Participation in the Grabarka Pilgrimage is open to Orthodox Christian youth aged 18-30.