Saturday, June 25, 2011

In Czestochowa

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)

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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