Czestochowa, monastery, catholic, Black Madonna
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This medal is a part of my religious plaques and medals collection This plaque has been cast to venerate the famous Black Madonna from the Sanctuary in Czestochowa av. The famous Our Lady of Czestochowa size - 180.50 mm x 140.50 mm, (over 7" x 6") weight - ca 750.00 gr, (over 25 oz) metal - bronze, beautiful patina The Black Madonna of Częstochowa The Black Madonna of Częstochowa ( Czarna Madonna or Matka Boska Częstochowska in Polish ) icon was, according to legend, painted by St. Luke the Evangelist on a cypress table top from the house of the Holy Family . The picture shows the Madonna in fleur de lys robes. The painting displays a traditional composition derived from the icons of Eastern Orthodoxy. The Virgin Mary is shown as the "Hodegetria" ("One Who Shows the Way"). In it the Virgin directs attention away from herself, gesturing with her right hand toward Jesus as the source of salvation. In turn, the child extends his right hand toward the viewer in blessing while holding a book of gospels in his left hand. One of the oldest documents from Jasna Góra states that the picture travelled from Jerusalem , via Constantinople , to finally reach Częstochowa in August 1382 . The Black Madonna is credited with miraculously saving the monastery of Jasna Góra (English: Bright Mount) from a Swedish 17th century invasion, The
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