Marian devotion
Our Lady of Czestochova in the United States
Doylestown, Pensilvania
The largest sanctuary of the Black Virgin outside Poland.
In Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Czestochova, the largest of the Black Virgin outside Poland. It was founded by the Pauline Fathers in 1955.
History of the sanctuary
The Pauline Fathers, a Polish order, built the sanctuary to serve the Polish community of the United States. The image of the Black Virgin of Czestochova is an exact replica of the icon of Jasna Góra in Poland.
The Black Virgin
The Black Virgin of Czestochova is the patron of Poland. According to tradition, the icon was painted by St. Luke the Evangelist.
The Doylestown shrine receives thousands of Polish pilgrims each year, especially during the Feast of the Assumption (August 15).
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