Częstochowa
Our Lady of Częstochowa
At Jasna Góra in Częstochowa, Poles have honoured Our Lady, their Queen, for more than six centuries. Many walk to her from all over Poland.
Light a candle here
Holy Mass is celebrated once a month for all intentions
Wall of candles
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Light your candleAbout the shrine
The icon of the Black Madonna has been kept in the Pauline monastery on Jasna Góra since the end of the 14th century. Tradition says Saint Luke painted it, and two scars on Mary's face recall a raid in the 15th century. In 1656 King John Casimir proclaimed Our Lady Queen of Poland. Every summer pilgrims walk for days to Jasna Góra, and the feast of the Black Madonna is kept on 26 August.
- Place
- Częstochowa, Poland
- Feast day
- August 26
- Prayer
- Our Lady of Częstochowa, pray for us.
