The following is a list of
sanctuaries in
Silesia.
In the last 20 years there has been a noticeable increase in the pilgrimage movement in
Poland, triggered by the papacy of
John Paul II. The main sanctuary of Poland is the Pauline Monastery on Jasna Góra in
Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admin ...
. Millions of
pilgrims from Poland and all over the world make their way there every year. There are also many other sacred places which people can visit:
*Piekary Slaskie
*Dabrowa Gornicza
*Katowice Bogucice
*Katowice Panewniki
*Mstow
*Myszkow Mrzyglod
*Pszow
*Skoczow
*Turza
*Żarki Lesniow
External links
travel guide
Christianity in Poland
Silesia
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