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The Divine Mercy Sanctuary is a
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Official website
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The Divine Mercy Sanctuary is a Roman Catholic
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chapel
A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christianity, Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their o ...
, in Poland
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, dedicated to the Divine Mercy devotion, originated by Faustina Kowalska
Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, OLM (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 – 5 October 1938) was a Catholic Church in Poland, Polish Catholic religious sister and Christia ...
.
Description
The chapel belongs to Zgromadzenie Sióstr Matki Bożej Miłosierdzia (theCongregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
The Congregation of the Sisters of Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic), Our Lady of Mercy (''Congregatio Sororum Beatae Mariae Misericordiae'' (Latin, lat)), (''Zgromadzenie Sióstr Matki Bożej Miłosierdzia'' (Polish language, pol)) - was foun ...
). This is where Kowalska reported her first vision of the Divine Mercy image. According to Kowalska, Jesus said to her: ''Paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. I desire that this image be venerated, first in your chapel, and then throughout the world. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish.'' (''Diary'' 47–48).
The chapel is located at the Old Market Square in Płock
Płock (pronounced ), officially the Ducal Capital City of Płock, is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by Central Statistical Office (Poland), GUS on 31 December 2021, the ...
./ref> In 2009 the expansion of the sanctuary to a larger church begun.
See also
* Chaplet of the Divine Mercy *Divine Mercy Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday (also known as the Feast of the Divine Mercy) is a feast day that is observed in the Roman Rite calendar, as well as some Anglo-Catholics of the Church of England (it is not an official Anglican feast). It is celebrated on th ...
* Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Kraków) Divine Mercy Sanctuary may refer to:
* Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Kraków, with the remains of saint Faustina Kowalska and the most popular Divine Mercy image by Adolf Hyła
* Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy, Vilnius, with the first Divine Mercy image by ...
* Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Vilnius)
Sources
External links
Official website
Płock Catholic pilgrimage sites Catholic devotions Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion) {{Poland-RC-church-stub