A place marked by religious revelations
Włoszczowa resisted the reformation movement, as well as other 16th-century religious trends. The citizens claim that, due to this, it has been blessed with revelations of the Virgin Mary and cures received on account of her intercession. Even the war damages and pillage have not weakened this cult.
Włoszczowa, as a place of the Virgin Mary’s cult, is a pilgrimage destination
The history of the revelations
For the time being, the Church of the Virgin Mary’s Assumption in Włoszczowa is the most impressive sacred building in the district. As early as the 16th C., there had already been a Church of St. Jacob the Apostle in here. In the 17th C. Włoszczowa, which got the municipal rights from king Zygmunt Stary (Sigismund I the Old), witnessed a blessing in the form of a revelation of the Virgin Mary accompanied by St. Joseph and St. Joachim. The Mother of God appeared in a humble, uninhabited house near the Square and the phenomenon was followed by several cases of cure. The event was documented, thus, on the basis of witnesses’ testimonies and scrupulous study, the contemporary Primate of Poland Maciej Łupieński gave consent to the foundation of a chapel, where a painting of the Włoszczowa Mother of God was brought in 1646.
For the time being, the Church of the Virgin Mary’s Assumption in Włoszczowa is the most impressive sacred building in the district. As early as the 16th C., there had already been a Church of St. Jacob the Apostle in here. In the 17th C. Włoszczowa, which got the municipal rights from king Zygmunt Stary (Sigismund I the Old), witnessed a blessing in the form of a revelation of the Virgin Mary accompanied by St. Joseph and St. Joachim. The Mother of God appeared in a humble, uninhabited house near the Square and the phenomenon was followed by several cases of cure. The event was documented, thus, on the basis of witnesses’ testimonies and scrupulous study, the contemporary Primate of Poland Maciej Łupieński gave consent to the foundation of a chapel, where a painting of the Włoszczowa Mother of God was brought in 1646.
The image of the Włoszczowa Mother of God inside the temple
The Włoszczowa Mother of God
The painting depicts the Immaculately Conceived Mother of God holding the Child and accompanied by St. Joachim and St. Joseph. It was brought from Cracow by Fr. Jakub Chrostkiewicz, the vicar of the Kurzelów collegiate. Two years later, the chapel was consecrated and a board, commemorating the history of those revelations, was built into one of the walls. The cult of the image has been existent since centuries, it is also gradually becoming a popular pilgrimage destination. Every year, a ceremony to the glory of the Virgin Mary is performed on Monday after the Holy Trinity Day, during which the blessing of children takes place.
The painting depicts the Immaculately Conceived Mother of God holding the Child and accompanied by St. Joachim and St. Joseph. It was brought from Cracow by Fr. Jakub Chrostkiewicz, the vicar of the Kurzelów collegiate. Two years later, the chapel was consecrated and a board, commemorating the history of those revelations, was built into one of the walls. The cult of the image has been existent since centuries, it is also gradually becoming a popular pilgrimage destination. Every year, a ceremony to the glory of the Virgin Mary is performed on Monday after the Holy Trinity Day, during which the blessing of children takes place.
