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Orthodox Church Of The Icon Of Our Lady Of Częstochowa
The Orthodox Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa ( pl, Cerkiew Częstochowskiej Ikony Matki Bożej w Częstochowie) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Częstochowa, Poland that honors the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa, considered to be one of the country's national symbols. Construction of the building commenced in 1994 according to a design by Michał Bałasz of Białystok. , the church is mostly complete. The bell (instrument), bells and windows had been installed, and the facade completed. However, work on the internal decoration of the building still remains largely unfinished. The cornerstone was blessed by the Ecumenical Patriarch Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Bartholomew I. External links Parish Web Site Buildings and structures in Częstochowa Eastern Orthodox churches in Poland Church buildings with domes Churches in Silesian Voivodeship, Częstochowa 21st-century churches in Poland 21st-century E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Częstochowa Cerkiew Częstochowskiej Ikony Matki Bożej 28
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta, Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (administrative division) since 1999, and was previously the capital of the Częstochowa Voivodeship (1975–1998). However, Częstochowa is historically part of the Lesser Poland region, not of Silesia, and before Partitions of Poland, 1795, it belonged to the Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795), Kraków Voivodeship. Częstochowa is located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. It is the largest economic, cultural and administrative hub in the northern part of the Silesian Voivodeship. The city is known for the famous The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra Monastery, Jasna Góra, which is the home of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, Black Madonna painting, a Shrines to the Virgin Mary, shrine t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
