"The Black Madonna" Krall_Katherine_Photo_1

"The Black Madonna" Krall_Katherine_Photo_1

Katherine's Great Grandmother, Boho, brought the print from Poland around the turn of the 20th Century. Grandmother was a first-generation Polish immigrant. They came through Boston via immigration, settling in Mt. Iron, Minnesota. 1905/1907 The Polish text at the Bottom of the print has been translated.

The print is metallic silver and has Polish writing on the bottom of the print. When translated to English, the Polish inscription is as follows: "Image/Icon/Painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary, famous for wonders in the Church of Saint Bernard Monastery in Lezajsk. Crowned on September 8th, 1752, the purchaser/buyer of this image/icon/painting becomes a benefactor of the church and monastery and participates in devotions conducted for the benefactors/donors by brothers of the monastery."

Vacation, Travel, Souvenirs, Immigration, Religious Iconography, Art

Religious Image produced by a church in Poland. Thie Item was given to parishioners or pilgrims to the monastery to see the "Black Madonna" and give tithes to the Catholic Church.

The Polish Catholic Church of Saint Bernard Monastery in Lezajsk.

The Polish Catholic Church, and Katherine A. Krall

Late 19th Century Eastern Europe

The Catholic Church

Katherine A. Krall

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Religious Print

Polish

Religious Iconography, Immigration

Religious

History Harvest, 2022

The image is printed on metallic paper and framed. The image is

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