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Sanctuaries
CZĘSTOCHOWA
The Pauline Fathers’ Monastery on Jasna
Góra in
Częstochowa, with its Miraculous Picture of Black Madonna, is the
greatest attraction for pilgrims and tourists visiting our region in
great numbers. According to the legend, the Miraculous Picture was
painted by St. Luke on the board of the Holy Family’s table.
The
Pope John Paul II, who visited Jasna Góra many times as the
Krakow metropolitan and then as the Bishop of Rome, named Częstochowa
as the “spiritual capital of Poland”. It is
estimated that
the Sanctuary on Jasna Góra is visited every year by about 5
million people from various parts of the world. The monastery is also a
great treasury of the national souvenirs. One may not get familiar with
and comprehend the Polish history without visiting Jasna
Góra.
PIEKARY ¦LˇSKIE
Piekary ¦l±skie with its Picture of the Holy Mary of
Piekary
is a very special place for any Upper-Silesian. The tradition of
women’s and men’s walking pilgrimages to this
sanctuary
dates back to 17th century. Karol Wojtyła, later John Paul II, was a
frequent visitor and a preacher here. Even today, the pilgrimages of
the women dressed in traditional clothes provide the opportunity to
experience the living Silesian folklore.
THE WOODEN ARCHITECTURE ROUTE
In the ¦l±skie Voivodeship, about seventy wooden churches have been
preserved, most captivating for their simplicity of the form and the
aesthetic quaint interiors. They have been included in the Wooden
Architecture Route available for tourists.
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