Kult Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy w kościele Redemptorystów w Krakowie-Podgórzu
The cult of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the - Redemptorist Church in Krakow-Podgórze
Author(s): Stanisław PiechSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Kraków; Podgórze; redemptorists; picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Summary/Abstract: The picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Podgórze was painted in 1903 in Rome, blessed by pope Leon XIII on 18 April and brought in the same year to Krakow by Father Bernard Łubieński, who was greatly involved in popularising the worship of Virgin Mary related to the painting. The Redemptorists linked their apostolic work with Mary Our Lady of Perpetual Help from the beginning. The painting had already been known to the inhabitants of Podgórze, since its paper copy was hung in the parish church. A turning point in the growth of the worship of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was the introduction of the service known as constant novena, which involves group prayers before her icon on the selected day of every week to request some special grace.
Journal: Folia Historica Cracoviensia
- Issue Year: 6/1999
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 229-247
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish