Stairway - Cvilín, Czech Republic - Outdoor Stairways on Waymarking.com

The tradition of pilgrimages to Cvilín Hill and the Pilgrimage Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (visit link) is more than 400 years old and has survived to the present day. Legend has it since the Middle Ages that a painting depicting Our Lady of Sorrows, placed behind the main altar, has healing powers. This pilgrimage place is an important spiritual centre for all of Silesia.

The Pilgrimage Church of the Elevation of the Holy Rood and Our Lady on Cvilín Hill was built from 1722 to 1728 near a place where an old wooden chapel used to stand. Since the Middle Ages there has been a legend about the healing power of the picture of Our Lady that is placed behind the altar. Every year there are several pilgrimages. The most significant one is held every year in the middle of September and is called the Pilgrimage the Elevation of the Holy Rood and Our Lady.

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Date Logged Log   03/19/2022 Ramonda_ visited it