Legend, Veneration, and Nationalism: The History of Devotion and Pilgrimage to the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa

Mike Mlyarz

doi:10.29173/axismundi69

Legend, Veneration, and Nationalism

The History of Devotion and Pilgrimage to the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa

Authors

Mike Mlyarz University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/axismundi69

Keywords:

iconography, polish nationalism, religion in Poland, Catholicism in Poland, Marian cult, Pilgrimage, Christianity in Poland, Nationalism in Poland, Religion and Nationalism, Christianity and Nationalism

Abstract

Discussion on the history and significance of the Polish pilgrimage site at Czestochowa with special attention given to the role of veneration and distinct religious practice to Polish identity and nationalism.

Author Biography

Mike Mlyarz, University of Alberta

1st year MA History

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Published

2017-10-06

How to Cite

Mlyarz, M. (2017). Legend, Veneration, and Nationalism: The History of Devotion and Pilgrimage to the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Axis Mundi, 2(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.29173/axismundi69