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CZESTOCHOWACzestochowa is Poland's spiritual capital. It is famous for the Paulite Monastery with the Blessed Virgin - Black Madonna Shrine situated on the hill called Jasna Gora. Dating back to the 14th century, Jasna Gora Monastery gained its value for Poles as the place important from the historical (famous Swedish siege in 17th c.) and religious points of view. The painting of Black Madonna held in the Shrine is considered to have some miraculous properties.
LAGIEWNIKILagiewniki is a district of Krakow which became famous due to Saint Sister Faustina, an apostle of the Divine Mercy. Sister Mary Faustina Kowalska promulgated the worship of God's Charity. Annually, each Leading Sunday, pilgrimages from all over Europe arrive to pray in front of the miraculous painting and Saint Faustina's tomb. On 17th August 2002, the Pope John Paul II consecrated the newly built Basilica and devoted the whole World to the Divine Mercy.
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