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.
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On Tuesday evening, February 26th, Our Lady of Częstochowa In Her Icon arrived In Toledo which is a very important place for the history of Spain and is the headquarters of the Primate of Spain. It is also a famous tourist centre, which amazes the visitors from around the world with its location on a mountain over the gorge of the Tejo river, its splendid architecture as well as its art and handicraft.
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Boadilla del Monte was the last place in the pilgrimage around the diocese of Getafe. Here the Mother of God came to the convent of the Discalced Carmelite Sisters. The vigil was kept all night of the 25th/26th of February. One of the sisters, a Pole, as a gesture of veneration, threw confetti on the Icon, which is in keeping with the local tradition. The chapel was open till midnight for all the faithful.
- 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.
- Coslanda – among white and red balloons at “Mummy Joanna”
- At the place of a Eucharist Miracle – Capilla de las Santas Formas