Jasna
Gora Monastery --
Czestochowa
The Bright Mount or
better known as Jasna
Gora in Polish is a
monastery situated in
Czestochowa, a city with
a population of 300,000
and about 90 minutes’
drive northwest from
Krakow. Every year, many
people visit the Jasna
Gora monastery to pay
pilgrimage to the
extraordinary picture of
Our Lady of Czestochowa,
or the Black Madonna (Czarna
Madonna or Matka
Boska Częstochowska
in
Polish). It was
believed that Saint Luke
the Evangelist, painted
the divine icon on a
tabletop from the Holy
Family’s house. Many
people are said to have
their prayers heard.
Their gratitude was
evident by the countless
votive offerings and
small thank you notes
and gifts left at the
monastery.
Source and for more
detailed info:
Jasna Gora Monastery in
Czestochowa
Czestochowa and Sacred
Sites of Poland
