The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland


The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland is an honorary title for Mary, mother of Jesus, used by Polish Catholics.
The Catholic Church in Poland is singled out by Marian devotions among other Christian denominations in Poland. The members can be found in Poland and among Polish Americans at Polish parishes. The title is associated with history of Poles. Jan Długosz called Mary as Panią świata i naszą. The oldest chronicle about the title for Mary as "Mary, Queen of Poland" is dated on second half of 16th century. This time Gregor of the Sambor. On 1 April 1656 in Lviv's Cathedral at the Picture of Our Lady of Gracious Lovely Lviv Star John II Casimir Vasa ofically was vowing:
"Ciebie za patronkę moją i za królowę państw moich dzisiaj obieram". On 300th anniversary of the Lwów Oath, Polish Episcopacy on Stefan Wyszyński's initiative did again codifed in whole Mary's country and revitalised royal vows. On 26 August 1956 in Jasna Góra Monastery about one milion of Polish ancestors donated :pl:Jasnogórskie Śluby Narodu Polskiego.
On 3 May, Polish Catholic Church holds a solemnity called the.
Virgin Mary is the first among the three main patron saints of Poland. She is also the main patroness for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Częstochowa, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemyśl and a former patroness of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv

History

History of Marian devotions in Poland are related to Counter-Reformation
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