Our Lady of Calvary
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox artwork Our Lady of Calvary is a 17th-century painting situated in the shrine of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Poland. According to legend, the painting wept in 1641.[1] The owner presented the painting to the Bernardine monastery at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. Veneration of the painting was authorized fifteen years later, and a chapel was commissioned to house it.[2] The painting was canonically crowned by Pope Leo XIII on 15 August 1887.
References
- ↑ Neil Wilson and others, Poland, Lonely Planet, 5th edition (2005), p. 210.
- ↑ Barbara Swiech, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Sanctuary, BellaOnline. Retrieved 22 March 2010.