The Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary "Czestochowa"

Material

925 silver, gilding

Size

35 x 21 mm

Art

14522

€225

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The Czestochowa Icon of the Mother of God is the main shrine in Poland, which attracts a large number of pilgrims every year. This ancient relic is kept in the monastery on Yasnaya Gora, near the town of Czestochowa, where in the 14th century it was moved by Polish Prince Vladislav of Opole after the conquest of Western Russian lands. The miraculous icon was created around IX—XI in Byzantium, and according to legend belongs to the list of icons of the Apostle Luke.

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