On a snowy day and a long ride from Warsaw to Krakow we stopped at Czestochowa in the Silesian region to view the Black Virgin. Like Fatima and Lourdes this is one of the main pilgrimage stops in the world. The picture of the Virgin, blackened by smoke and age, has survived from the 900s. The face of the Virgin is slashed and the marks from someone trying to destroy the painting have not been covered over. It is a beautiful piece of work. I was able to pray here and light a candle.
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