In Poland, there are many magnificent churches, one of the most beautiful is a church on top of a hill in Czestochowie. Construction of the monastery began in 1382, when Prince Ladislaus of Opole brought Pauline monks from Hungary to the old parish church, by a decree of the prince he created the foundation of the monastery on the 9th of August of the same year. The name of Jasna Gora monastery was given by the Hungarian Pauline monks in remembrance of the monastery of St. Lawrence of Jasna Gora in Buda , and comes from the fact that the monastery is located on a bright limestone hill situated 293 meters above sea leve.l Two years later, Jasna Gora was given a painting of Our Lady with the Child Jesus from Russia which according to legend was painted by St.. Luke the Evangelist on a section of the table where Jesus ate the last supper.The icon, depicting the Mother of God with the Christ Child, is known as the Black Madonna of Częstochowa or Our Lady of Częstochowa, which is widely venerated and credited with many miracles. The monastery soon gained notoriety, both among the pilgrims, and robbers. As a result of the invasion of extortion in April 14, 1430,were the picture of the Black Madonna had been damaged and looted. Restoration work was carried on the painting in Cracow between the years 1430-1434, the development and construction of the Gothic three-nave chapel of St. Mary and the fortifications began in 1620 and continued on and off for 28 years. Particular significance for the Polish people was that which took place during the Swedish invasion between 1655 and 1 April 1656, The Deluge, a 17th-century Swedish invasion. Although this event was of little military importance, the event stimulated the Polish resistance. The Poles could not immediately change the course of the war but after an alliance with the Crimean Khanate they repulsed the Swedes. Shortly thereafter, in the cathedral of Lviv, on April 1, 1656, Jan Kazimierz, the King of Poland, solemnly pronounced his vow to consecrate the country to the protection of the Mother of God and proclaimed Her the Patron and Queen of the lands in his kingdom.jasnagora.pl/
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:11:08 +0000
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