Non-cancelled set of sheets issue "Polish Madonnas" 

Catalogue number: 5466-5467 
Issue date: 14-08-2025 

This year's series presents two unique images of Mary: 

⛪Our Lady of Consolation from Łososina Dolna – a painting from the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Łososina Dolna. Painted in tempera on three linden boards, it depicts Mary with the Child in the Hodegetria style – as the One who shows the way to Christ. For several centuries, this painting was located in a former medieval church, which was demolished in 2003 (it was transported and reconstructed in the Sądecki Ethnographic Park in Nowy Sącz). After conservation and restoration to its original appearance, the painting returned to the parish and was placed in the side altar of the new church. The image is considered a source of comfort and spiritual support for the faithful. 

⛪Our Lady of Tears from Dzierzgów – the painting of the Virgin Mary with Child in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dzierzgów was brought here in 1651 by Jan Stanisław Myszkowski, who, according to tradition, saved it during the Battle of Beresteczko. Made in the Byzantine-Ukrainian style, it depicts Mary as Hodegetria – a guide pointing to Jesus. On July 22, 1664, the painting began to “cry” – tears flowed from Mary's eyes. The phenomenon repeated itself several times, the last time on July 26. The witnesses were clergy and residents of nearby villages. The Bishop of Krakow, Andrzej Trzebicki, appointed a commission which allowed the cult of Our Lady of Tears to develop. The event was described by the poet Wespazjan Kochowski.

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