<Tr> <Th> Shrine </Th> <Td> Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa, Poland National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Patronage </Th> <Td> Poland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Attributes </Th> <Td> Black Madonna in Hodegetria form, Infant Jesus, fleur - de-lis robes, slashes on right cheek </Td> </Tr> <P> The Black Madonna of Częstochowa (Polish: Czarna Madonna or Matka Boska Częstochowska, Latin: Imago thaumaturga Beatae Virginis Mariae Immaculatae Conceptae, in Claro Monte), also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa, is a revered icon of the Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland . Several Pontiffs have recognised the venerated icon, beginning with Pope Clement XI who issued a Canonical Coronation to the image on 8 September 1717 via the Vatican Chapter . </P>

Our lady of czestochowa or the black madonna