38. St. Adalbert Cemetery 🪦
2800 Hamburg St, Rotterdam, NY 12303
Bishop, missionary, and martyr St. Adalbert (956 – 997) is a primary patron saint of Poland.
Photo # 7 is a replica of the Our Lady of Czestochowa icon, a.k.a. the Black Madonna, desecrated by slashed scars 🗡️ on her cheek from an enemy soldier’s sword. The scar marks miraculously reappear after any attempt to repair the icon. 🧐
9 pics:
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3 - Polish suffering & sacrifice
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5 - grotto & altar
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7 - back of the grotto
8 - RIP
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