Word: czestochowa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Pope too has his inner sanctum, a tiny private chapel off his sparsely decorated bedroom, which is adorned with a large bronze crucifix and a small icon of the "Black Madonna" of Czestochowa, symbol of Polish nationalism. Each morning and evening he privately speaks to God there, communing with his one true superior to shape the mission he too has pursued with relentless single-mindedness for 20 years: Go forth and spread the word...
...sleeps, around 5:30, and does not end until 11:30 p.m. By 6:15 he is in his private chapel, praying and meditating before its altar, over which hangs a large bronze crucifix. Within sight is a copy of Poland's most cherished icon, the Black Virgin of Czestochowa, from whose image Poles historically drew strength as they battled against their oppressors...
...Czestochowa, Poland, attendance at the shrine of the Black Madonna has increased to 5 million a year, rivaling Fatima and Lourdes, since John Paul's visit in 1979. Last August the Pope spoke there to 1 million Catholic youths...
...homecoming. During his visit to Washington last week, Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki visited Paderewski's grave in Arlington Cemetery. Whenever his bones are returned, his heart will remain in the U.S. -- literally. Following family wishes, the musician's heart has been enshrined since 1986 at Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Doylestown, Pa., and there it shall stay...