PALAU $2 JASNA GORA MONASTRY WITH POPE JP II 2012 SILVER PROOF WITH BOX

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PALAU $2 JASNA GORA MONASTRY WITH POPE JP II 2012 SILVER PROOF WITH BOX Specifications Art.-No PW1201 Metal Silver Country Palau Fineness .925 Year 2012 Weight ½ oz. Face Value 2 Dollars Diameter 38.61 mm Quality PROOF Mintage 1000 pcs. Special Features Partly Gold Plated Scope of Delivery Capsule, box and certificate Availability Direct Description The Golden Rose is a gold ornament, which popes of the Catholic Church have traditionally blessed annually. It is occasionally conferred as a token of reverence or affection. Recipients have included churches and sanctuaries, royalty, military figures, and governments. The Jasna Góra Monastery (Polish: Jasna Góra, English: Luminous Mount, Hungarian: Fényes Hegy, Latin: Clarus Mons) in Cz?stochowa, Poland is the most famous shrine to the Virgin Mary in Poland and the country's greatest place of pilgrimage - for many its spiritual capital. The image of Black Madonna of Cz?stochowa, to which miraculous powers are attributed, is Jasna Góra's most precious treasure.[1] Founded in 1382 by Pauline monks who came from Hungary at the invitation of W?adys?aw, Duke of Opole. The monastery has been a pilgrimage destination for hundreds of years, and it contains the most important icon of the Virgin Mary in this part of Europe. The icon, depicting the Mother of God with the Christ Child, is known read more