Basilica Tower

Jasna Góra Monastery. Basilica tower. Built in the 18th century and rebuilt in 1900-1906. "The spacious Church, rebuilt after a fire of 1690, has a tower, 302 ft. in height".--Baedeker 1914. DSC_0303

Częstochowa

September 16th 2018
Częstochowa (pronounced Chen-ste-koh-va) is the location of the Jasna Góra monastery that houses the Black Madonna icon. The image of the Black Madonna (<em style="color:𱖊 font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" lang="pl">Czarna Madonna) or Our Lady of Częstochowa is an icon of Mary. Our Lady of Częstochowa is the Patron Saint of Poland and the monastery is a major pilgrimage ... read more

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