Our Lady of Częstochowa
Jasna Góra Monastery. Chapel of the Miraculous Image: Our Lady of Częstochowa. The image of Our Lady of Częstochowa is attired in a new decorative dress each year at Easter.
"In a chapel on the N.E. side, above the altar, hangs the celebrated and wonder-working picture known as the 'Black Madonna' (Regina Regni Poloniae). This consists of a painting of the Virgin and Chid on cypress-wood, much darkened by age and adorned with costly jewels. The picture, which has been in Częstochowa since 1382, is shown unveiled twice daily during the chief services".--Baedeker, 1914. DSC_0318
Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more 
