Jasna Góra Monastery
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historic Catholic shrine and pilgrimage site in Częstochowa, Poland
Key facts
- Order
- Pauline Order
- Diocese
- Częstochowa
- Controlled churches
- Basilica of the Assumption
- Founder
- Vladislaus II of Opole
- Prior
- Samuel Pacholski OSPPE
- Location
- Częstochowa , Poland
- Public access
- yes
- Designated
- September 8, 1994
- Reference no
- M.P. z 1994 r. Nr 50, poz. 413
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tourist attraction
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Notable work
- Black Madonna of Częstochowa
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Częstochowa
- Official website
- www.jasnagora.pl
- Image
- Jasna Góra i otoczenie 06.jpg
- Significant event
- Siege of Jasna Góra
- Religious order
- Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit
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- native label
- Jasna Góra
- Commons category
- Jasna Góra
- Commons gallery
- Jasna Góra
- heritage designation
- Historical monument of Poland
- donated by
- Jan Radlica
- inception
- 1382-00-00
- architectural style
- Baroque
- Commons Institution page
- Jasna Góra Monastery
- owner of
- Black Madonna of Częstochowa
- P6482
- Jasna Góra Monastery
- IPA transcription
- jasna ɡura
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Encyclopedic overview
The Jasna Góra Monastery (Polish: Jasna Góra [ˈjas.na ˈɡu.ra] , Luminous or Light Mountain, Latin: Clarus Mons) in Częstochowa, Poland, is a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary and one of the country's places of pilgrimage. The image of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa, to which miraculous powers are attributed, is one of Jasna Góra's most precious treasures.
The site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii) and is tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jasna Góra Monastery” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.