Our Lady of Częstochowa

Our Lady of Częstochowa Church, was a religious center for the Polish residents.

The Catholic Our Lady of Częstochowa Church was built in 1969.

Another famous icon based upon Hodegetria is Our Lady of Częstochowa.

The icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa has been intimately associated with Poland for the past six hundred years.

A large icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa that was brought in from Poland occupies the shrine in the basilica's western transept.

The new church building bearing the name of Our Lady of Częstochowa was consecrated on 24 August 1960 by bishop Wacław Majewski.

The new settlement's name originated from the city in Poland that was home to the painting of Our Lady of Częstochowa, a Roman Catholic patronness.

The Pauline monastery there holds the picture of the Black Madonna, or Our Lady of Częstochowa, the patron saint and guardian of Poland.

High atop the main altar, which was dedicated to Our Lady of Częstochowa, was placed a copy of the celebrated "Black Madonna", the miraculous icon ascribed to the evangelist St. Luke.

The icon, depicting the Mother of God with the Christ Child, is known as the Black Madonna of Częstochowa or Our Lady of Częstochowa, which is widely venerated and credited with many miracles.

Custom and language are part of celebrations, and St. Mary's celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa in August with special Masses, procession through the neighborhood, ethnic food, and the final gathering for the ice cream social.

Many couples choose St. Mary's for their wedding and a bouquet will be placed before the icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe or Our Lady of Częstochowa all honor our Blessed Mother, but each following custom and tradition.

In addition, a generous portion of her estate was given to the Polish nuns of the Seraphic Order; a large black and white portrait hangs in the small chapel next to Poland's patron, Our Lady of Częstochowa, in San Antonio, Texas.