Sanctuary of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd

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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd is a major Marian shrine in northern Poland, renowned for 19th-century apparitions of the Virgin Mary officially recognized by the Catholic Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church
Marian shrine
apparitionsEndDate 1877-09-16
apparitionsLanguageOfMessages Polish
apparitionsMainMessage call to prayer of the rosary
consolation for Polish people under partition
encouragement to remain faithful to the Catholic Church
apparitionsNumberOfReportedApparitions over 160
apparitionsRecognizedBy Catholic Church NERFINISHED
Holy See NERFINISHED
apparitionsStartDate 1877-06-27
apparitionsWitnessedBy Barbara Samulowska NERFINISHED
Justyna Szafryńska NERFINISHED
associatedWith Polish national identity
history of the Partitions of Poland
category Marian shrines in Poland
Roman Catholic shrines in Poland
country Poland
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
devotionType Marian devotion
diocese Archdiocese of Warmia NERFINISHED
governingBody Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
hasChapel chapel at the apparition site
hasFeature Way of the Cross NERFINISHED
miraculous spring
outdoor altar
parish church
pilgrim house
hasOfficialWebsite sanctuary website of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd
hasStatue statue of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED
hasTitle Our Lady of Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation important religious heritage site in Warmia
isOneOf few officially recognized Marian apparition sites in Europe
major Marian shrines in Poland
knownFor Marian apparitions of 1877
liturgicalFeast Feast of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED
liturgicalLanguage Latin
Polish
locatedIn Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion northern Poland
mainFeastDay September 8
pilgrimageSiteSince 19th century
primaryDevotionalPractice rosary
receivesPilgrimsFrom Poland NERFINISHED
abroad
religion Roman Catholicism

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Gietrzwałd hasPlaceOfWorship Sanctuary of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd