| Our Lady of Sorrows of Lichen Queen and Patroness of Poland | |
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| Location | Licheń, Poland |
| Date | 1772 |
| Type | Wooden icon, bejewelled |
| Approval | Pope Paul VI |
| Shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows of Lichen |
| Patronage | Poland |
Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, Our Lady of Licheń, or Virgin of Licheń is a Roman Catholic icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by its Polish faithful. It dates to 1772 and is permanently enshrined within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń, in central Poland, which was built to honor it, and receives about 1.5 million pilgrims per year.[1][2]
Along with the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, located in Częstochowa, southern Poland, the image is one of the two most venerated Marian images in Poland. The image was canonically crowned by Pope Paul VI on 15 August 1967.
- ^ Moved by Mary: The Power of Pilgrimage in the Modern World by Anna-Karina Hermkens, Willy Jansen, Catrien Notermans 2009 ISBN 0-7546-6789-8 page 99
- ^ Poland by Neal Bedford 2008 ISBN 1-74104-479-0 page 401