Black Madonna of Częstochowa [SEP] collection
Black Madonna of Częstochowa
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa ( or , ), also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa, is a revered icon of the Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland. Several Pontiffs have recognised the venerated icon, beginning with Pope Clement XI who issued a Canonical Coronation to the image on 8 September 1717 via the Vatican Chapter.
The icon.
The four-foot-high painting displays a traditional composition well known in the icons of Eastern Christians. The Virgin Mary
of Czestochowa
- In the United States, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania houses a reproduction of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa. a second shrine to Our Lady of Częstochowa is located near Eureka, Missouri.
- In Israel there are two reproductions of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa: One in St. Peter's Church in Tel Aviv, and another in the Abbey of the Dormition in Jerusalem.
- Głogówek: Our Lady of Loretto
List of Black Madonnas Europe Portugal.
- Nazaré