OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:28am Regina
Legend says that St. Luke painted the portrait of Mary and Jesus known as Our Lady of Czestochowa. It was brought to Poland in 1382 and kept at the shrine of Jasna Gora. In 1430 an attack on the shrine left the image with several gashes to the Madonna’s face. Despite repeated attempts to repair them, they have always reappeared. Since that time there have been many miracles attributed to the painting. In 1656 King Jan Kazimierz proclaimed the shrine to be a spiritual capital for Poland. Through Poland’s often painful history, it has been a symbol of hope in times of hardship. Today the shrine of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa continues to attract millions of visitors annually who honor its miraculous image.
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1. Scott | December 24th, 2008 at 7:49 am
First of all, thanks Mom for posting all these. They have been very interesting to read.
Second of all, I never knew the whole story of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Marcia teaches a bunch of home schooled students music. All of these students are from families that are from Polish or Slovakian decent, and some of parents are immigrants themselves. And they are part of the parish of Our Lady of Czestochowa near Doylestown. What is even more interesting is to see that St. Luke was the painter. Especially since that names is all over this area since St. Luke’s Hospital is one of the two in the area.
2. Regina | December 24th, 2008 at 8:37 am
All these postings are from Bronner’s catalog. I found them interesting, and in the spirit of the season, I decided to pick a few to share. Bronner’s actually sells a book called, “Ornament Legends, Symbols & Traditions”, which has 75 different ornaments listed. The catalog lists about 40 of them.
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