Last month, we visited Czestochowa, a city in southern Poland and site of the Jasna Gora Monastery, where the "Black Madonna" painting is housed. This icon is considered to be the holiest relic in Poland and has a fascinating history.
(to read a bit about it, see the following sites:
http://www.mati.com.pl/jasnagora/?strona,menu,pol,eng,1672,0,1711,the_knight's_hall,ant.html
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/olczest.html)
(to read a bit about it, see the following sites:
http://www.mati.com.pl/jasnagora/?strona,menu,pol,eng,1672,0,1711,the_knight's_hall,ant.html
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/olczest.html)
Getting settled in our hotel
Entrance to the Basilica
The Black Madonna
Kate wanted to give a flower to this Sister, who rewarded her and her brother with candy
Stations of the Cross
In the Knights' Hall
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