- In the summer of 2012, a group of Catholic and Orthodox faithful began a global pilgrimage in support of life and family under the patronage of the Our...
- The icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa has been intimately associated with Poland for the past 600 years.
- There are many volumes of miracles recorded which have been attributed to the intercession of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
- Because of the Black Madonna, Częstochowa is regarded as the most popular shrine in Poland, with many Polish Catholics making a pilgrimage there every year.
- On August 9, 1382, on the way to Vilna, the prince stopped in the village of Czestochowa near Jasna Góra and placed the icon for the night in the Dormition church.
- In 1931, Pope Pius XI established August 26 as the feast day of Our Lady of Częstochowa in commemoration of the icon’s move to Jasna Góra on...
- An Orthodox church as a church building of Eastern Orthodoxy has a distinct, recognizable style among church architectures.