Sanktuarium św. Ojca Pio na Przeprośnej Górce, Catholic sanctuary in Siedlec, Poland.
The Sanctuary of Saint Padre Pio stands on Przeprośna Górka hill in Siedlec. The two-storey church is built on an octagonal plan: the lower chapel holds a figure and relics of Padre Pio, while the upper Church of the Eight Beatitudes is dedicated to Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Beside it run a Stations of the Cross, carved by Szymon Wypych, and a rosary path.
Built between 1994 and 2011, the sanctuary was raised on Przeprośna Górka, a traditional resting place for pilgrims walking to Jasna Góra. Its cornerstone was brought from the Mount of Beatitudes. The upper church was consecrated on 24 September 2011 by Archbishop Stanisław Nowak.
Pilgrims walking to Jasna Góra traditionally rested at Przeprośna Górka, and from the hill many see the Jasna Góra tower for the first time. The sanctuary stands on the Jura Wieluńska trail and on the Marian route from Mariazell to Częstochowa. The lower chapel holds a figure and relics of Padre Pio.
The sanctuary stands on Przeprośna Górka in Siedlec, on the traditional resting place of pilgrims walking to Jasna Góra; the Jasna Góra tower becomes visible from here. The Szlak Jury Wieluńskiej and the Marian route from Mariazell to Częstochowa pass beside the building. The upper church is reached by stairs from the lower chapel.
The cornerstone of the church was brought from the Mount of Beatitudes in the Holy Land, and the upper church is named for the Eight Beatitudes and the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. The Stations of the Cross beside the church were made by Szymon Wypych.
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