In the evening of the 1st of March Our Lady of Czestochowa arrived in the city of Badajoz. It is famous for a dramatic siege in April 1812 during the Napoleonic wars. This battle was one of the bloodiest confrontations and ended with the capture of the city and the slaughter of the civilian population.
With the police escort the Czestochowa Icon came to the famous chapel of Ermita de la Soledad (the Virgin in Mourning), the patroness of Badajoz. Around 700 people were waiting in front of the chapel.
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The Mother of God arrived In the diocese of Coria-Cáceres at noon on the 28th of February. First She went to the shrine of Our Lady of Argeme, the patroness of Coria, also called the Black Madonna. The veneration lasted till 4 PM.
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On the 27th of February, at night, the Częstochowa Icon entered Estremadura, the Spanish autonomous community, which borders Portugal. It was the first signal that the pilgrimage of the Mother of God on the Spanish soil is coming to the end.
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In the afternoon, February 27th, Our Lady of Częstochowa in Her Icon visited Salamanca. This is an old city on the river Tormes and it is the capital of the province of Salamanca in the region of Castilia and Leon. In Europe the place is most famous for the battle of Salamaca, on the 12th of July 1812, when the armies of Britain, Spain and Portugal defeated the army of Napoleon.
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In the afternoon, on Wednesday, February 27th, Our Lady of Częstochowa arrived in Avila (Ávila de los Caballeros) – the capital of the province of Avila in central Spain, in the region of Castilia and Leon in the Castillian Mountains. St. Theresa the Great was born here.
- In Toledo, the seat of the Primate of Spain
- The end of the visit in the Diocese of Getafe - Boadilla del Monte
- The Lady Mayor of Griñón declares the town as supporting life
- Villaviciosa de Odón - a procession across the town with a bishop
- The Sunday Morning with the Poles in Móstoles
- Among the Poles in Parla
- At the Family Centre in Getafe
- The visit in the Diocese of Getafe begins
- “From Russia to Loeches”
- New songs for the Mother of God and the vigil for the engaged.