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Black Madonna of Częstochowa

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The Black Madonna of Czestochowa, also known as Our Lady of Czestochowa or Our Lady of Jasna Gora, is a venerated icon of the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus enshrined at the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland. Its English title has also been translated as Our Lady of Bright Mount. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
1382 1
Medium
Wooden icon, bejewelled 2
Location
Jasna Gora Monastery, Czestochowa, Poland 2
Visitor Access
Open to pilgrims and visitors; Czestochowa is the most popular pilgrimage shrine in Poland 2
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Icon Painting 2
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Sources
1. Wikidata: Black Madonna of Czestochowa
  • Wikidata Q573619, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
  • Wikidata Q573619, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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2. Black Madonna of Czestochowa (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: type
    Wooden icon, bejewelled
  • Lead paragraph
    is a venerated icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus enshrined at the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland.
  • Veneration section
    Czestochowa is regarded as the most popular shrine in Poland, with many Polish Catholics making a pilgrimage there every year.
  • Lead
    The Black Madonna of Częstochowa (also known as Black Madonna of Jasna Góra) (Polish: Czarna Madonna z Częstochowy/Jasnej Góry; Latin: Imago thaumaturga Beatae Virginis Mariae Immaculatae Conceptae, in Claro Monte, lit.
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