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The icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa has been intimately associated with Poland for the past 600 years. Its history before it arrived in Poland is shrouded in numerous legends that trace the icon's origin to Luke the Evangelist, who painted it on a cedar table top from the Holy Family house.
Jul 19, 2016 · Our Lady of Czestochowa, also known as the “Black Madonna,” will be one of Pope Francis' primary stops during his visit to Poland at the end of this month for the global World Youth Day...
The Black Madonna, painting and icon in the chapel of the Virgin Mary in the fortified Baroque Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra, in Częstochowa, Poland, that has been venerated by Christians for some 600 years.
The Black Madonna is a painting of the Madonna and Christ Child which legend states was painted by St. Luke the Evangelist. St. Luke is believed to have used a tabletop from a table built by the carpenter Jesus.
Mar 30, 2017 · Dr Anna Hamling examines the historical and cultural significance of religious icon the Black Madonna of Częstochowa to the people of Poland.
Various legends about the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, recorded down since the first quarter of the 16th century, have it that the Duke obtained the painting in Bełz located in the Halicz Ruthenia territory. There, from 1372 to 1377, Władysław Opolczyk was a governor of Louis the Great, King of Poland and Hungary.
The young woman placed the image in the royal palace at Belz where it remained until the 14th Century. When the Tartars conquered the city they looted almost everything–except for the portrait of the Madonna. A mysterious cloud was said to have enveloped the chapel where it was kept and it was preserved.
Mar 14, 2018 · The Black Madonna of Częstochowa and Montserrat. Among the most well known are Our Lady of Częstochowa in Poland and Our Lady of Montserrat in Catalonia. In these locations, their meaning and significance go beyond religion. They are also powerful symbols of national identity.
Jul 28, 2017 · Every time the nation withstood or survived yet another attack or occupation it was attributed to the help and intercession of this Black Madonna, who had been declared Queen of Poland in 1656 by King John Casimir. In 1655, the whole Swedish army maintained a six week siege of Czestochowa.
Jasna Gora Monastery and the Image of Black Madonna of Czestochowa. Home to the sacred icon of ‘Our Lady of Częstochowa’, the Monastery of Jasna Góra is the third-largest Catholic pilgrimage site in the world and the center of Polish Catholicism.
