Poland
Greater Poland Voivodeship
2 sites
Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen
Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen, Poland is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 52.32331, 18.35785. Located in gmina Ślesin, województwo wielkopolskie, Poland.
Lichen
A lichen ( LIE-kən, UK also LI-chən) is a hybrid colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualistic relationship. Lichens are the lifeform that first brought the term symbiosis (as Symbiotismus) into biological context. Lichens have since been recognized as important actors in nutrient cycling and producers which many higher trophic feeders feed on, such as reindeer, gastropods, nematodes, mites, and springtails. Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms. They come in many colors, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but are not plants. They may have tiny, leafless branches (fruticose); flat leaf-like structures (foliose); grow crust-like, adhering tightly to a surface (substrate) like a thick coat of paint (crustose); have a powder-like appearance (leprose); or other growth forms. A macrolichen is a lichen that is either bush-like or leafy; all other lichens are termed microlichens. Here, "macro" and "micro" do not refer to size, but to the growth form. Common names for lichens may contain the word moss (e.g., "reindeer moss", "Iceland moss"), and lichens may superficially look like and grow with mosses, but they are not closely related to mosses or any plant.: 3 Lichens do not have roots that absorb water and nutrients as plants do,: 2 but like plants, they produce their own energy by photosynthesis. When they grow on plants, they do not live as parasites, but instead use the plant's surface as a substrate. Lichens occur from sea level to high alpine elevations, in many environmental conditions, and can grow on almost any surface. They are abundant growing on bark, leaves, mosses, or other lichens and hanging from branches "living on thin air" (epiphytes) in rainforests and in temperate woodland. They grow on rock, walls, gravestones, roofs, exposed soil surfaces, rubber, bones, and in the soil as part of biological soil crusts. Various lichens have adapted to survive in some of the most extreme environments on Earth: arctic tundra, hot dry deserts, rocky coasts, and toxic slag heaps. They can even live inside solid rock, growing between the grains (endolithic). There are about 20,000 known species. Some lichens have lost the ability to reproduce sexually, yet continue to speciate. They can be seen as being relatively self-contained miniature ecosystems, where the fungi, algae, or cyanobacteria have the potential to engage with other microorganisms in a functioning system that may evolve as an even more complex composite organism. Lichens may be long-lived, with some considered to be among the oldest living things. They are among the first living things to grow on fresh rock exposed after an event such as a landslide. The long life-span and slow and regular growth rate of some species can be used to date events (lichenometry). Lichens are a keystone species in many ecosystems and benefit trees and birds.
Lesser Poland
1 site
Sanctuary in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (Polish pronunciation: [kalˈvarja zɛbʐɨˈdɔfska]) is a town in southern Poland with 4,429 inhabitants (2007 estimate). As of 1999, it is situated in Lesser Poland or Małopolska (in Polish). Previously, the town was administered within the Voivodeship of Bielsko-Biała (1975–1998).
Masovian Voivodeship
2 sites
Plock Cathedral, Plock
Plock Cathedral, Plock, Poland is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 52.54101, 19.68929. Located in Płock, województwo mazowieckie, Poland.
Teresin
Teresin may refer to the following places: Teresin, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) Teresin, Gmina Białopole in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) Teresin, Gmina Leśniowice in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) Teresin, Gmina Żmudź in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) Teresin, Bełchatów County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) Teresin, Brzeziny County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) Teresin, Kutno County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) Teresin, Rawa County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) Teresin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland) Teresin, Otwock County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) Teresin, Sochaczew County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) Teresin, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
Opole Voivodeship
3 sites
Basilica of St. Anne, Gora Swietej Anny
The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (French: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré) is a basilica set along the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Quebec City, and one of the six national shrines of Canada. It has been credited by the Catholic Church with many miracles of curing the sick and disabled. It is an important Catholic sanctuary, which receives about a half-million pilgrims each year. Since 1933 they have included members of the Anna Fusco Pilgrimage from Connecticut. The peak period of pilgrimage is around July 26, the feast of Saint Anne, the patron saint of sailors.
Our Lady of Loretto
The Basilica della Santa Casa (English: Basilica of the Holy House) is a Marian shrine in Loreto, in the Marches, Italy. The basilica is known for enshrining the house in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed by some Catholics to have lived. Pious legends claim the same house was flown over by angelic beings from Nazareth to Tersatto (Trsat in Croatia), then to Recanati, before arriving at the current site. The basilica is also known for enshrining the Madonna and Child image of "Our Lady of
Sankt Annaberg
Sankt Annaberg is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 50.45593, 18.16940. Located in gmina Leśnica, województwo opolskie, Poland.
Podlaskie Voivodeship
1 site
Holy Mountain of Grabarka
Grabarka Holy Mount (Polish: Święta Góra Grabarka) is a mount located next to the village of the same name in the Nurzec-Stacja Commune, Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship in eastern Poland. It is the most important place of religious worship for Orthodox believers in Poland. The complex includes nunnery of Saints Martha and Mary (Polish: Monaster Świętych Marty i Marii na Świętej Górze Grabarce), established in 1947, as well as three monastery churches (the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ Church, the Icon of Our Lady "The Joy of All Who Sorrow" and the refectory church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos). The main monastery church, the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ Church is also a parish church. The monastery, Orthodox churches and two Pilgrim Houses (wooden and brick) make up the Grabarka-Klasztor settlement. There is also an Orthodox cemetery in the settlement. The complex has 9 ha.
Silesian Voivodeship
3 sites
Czestochowa
Czestochowa is a shrine of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 50.81259, 19.09701. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Christianity. Associated figure: Virgin Mary. Located in Częstochowa, województwo śląskie, Poland.
Jasna Góra Monastery
Jasna Gora rises from the Polish plains as one of Christianity's most visited pilgrimage sites. For over six centuries, the Black Madonna of Czestochowa has drawn millions who kneel before her scarred face, seeking what the icon is said to offer: intercession, healing, and the presence that has protected Poland through invasion, partition, and oppression. The fortress-monastery stands as it stood in 1655, when a handful of defenders held against a Swedish army and a nation found its spiritual center.
Our Lady of Częstochowa
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa (Polish: Czarna Madonna z Częstochowy; Latin: Imago thaumaturga Beatae Virginis Mariae Immaculatae Conceptae, in Claro Monte, lit. 'Miraculous Image of the Immaculate Conception, the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Crystal Mountain'), also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa (Polish: Matka Boska Częstochowska) is a venerated icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary enshrined at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland. Pope Clement XI issued a Pontifical decree of canonica