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Czestochowa

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Cz·sto·cho·wa  (chnst-kv, chstô-hôvä)
A city of southern Poland north of Katowice. Its monastery is a famous pilgrimage site. Population: 249,000.
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Noun1.Czestochowa - a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims
Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
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The Paulinian monks of Czestochowa, the custodians of the icon, were justifiably incensed.
Mohammed's Looney Toons: the recent cartoon controversy illuminates ... by Kirkwood, R. Cort / The New American
The army of almost 4,000 soldiers reached the walls of Jasna Gora (Hill of Lights) in the western part of the city of Czestochowa and demanded of the Prior of the Monastery its immediate surrender.
Our Lady of Czestochowa Queen of the Kingdom of Poland by Glover, Janice / Catholic Insight
The most well known is probably Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland.
All abuzz about the Black Madonna: an interview with Sue Monk Kidd by Schlumpf, Heidi / U.S. Catholic
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