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Holy water font in the entrance of Saint Mary of the Angels Catholic Church Chicago Illinois
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Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe: chapel in Aiguilhe, near Le Puy-en-Velay, France, built 969 on a volcanic plug 279 ft high.
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Katholische Hofkirche (English: The Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony ),Dresden, Germany, at sunset
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St. Anne Catholic Church, Zieleniec, Poland by Kasia Mojek
May 24th, Feast Day of Our Lady of Sheshan
Our Lady of Sheshan is traditionally celebrated in China and by Chinese Catholics around the world.
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Prince Mieszko I Introducing Christianity to Poland, A.D. 965(details)byRafał Hadziewicz (Polish, 1803-1886)
1000th anniversary of the baptism of Poland; 1966, Lublin, Poland.
1000th anniversary of the baptism of Poland; 1966, Warsaw, Poland.
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The Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Rokitno Patiently Listening, 16th century, Poland.
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland
On August 14, 1608, Fr. Giulio Mancinelli, an Italian Jesuit, experienced a vision of the Virgin Mary who asked him: “Why don’t you call me the Queen of Poland? I love this kingdom very much and I intend great things for it, because his sons are burning with a special love for me”. O. Mancinelli told the superiors of the order and the Polish Jesuits about his vision. Subsequently, the church authorities established a commission to investigate this revelation, which after a year issued a judgment about its truthfulness. It was then that Fr. Giulio, despite his 72 years of age, began a pilgrimage on foot to the country Mary spoke of. At the Wawel Cathedral, on May 8, 1610, Our Lady appeared to him again, saying: “I am the Queen of Poland. I am the Mother of this nation that is very dear to me”. The news of this revelation started spreading the cult of the Queen of Poland of the Assumption.
The statement of Nuncio Pignatelli (known as Innocent XII) refers to this special event, “Happy nations, which have such a history as Poland, I do not see a more fortunate country than yours, for you are the only one which Mary wanted to be Queen, and this is the honor of all honors and immeasurable happiness; I only hope you will understand this”.
The Polish Episcopate asked the Holy Father Benedict XV to introduce the feast of the Queen of Poland into the liturgical calendar on May 3 for the whole of Poland. The Pope in 1920 willingly acceded to the bishops’ request.
