Jasna Gora in Czestochowa - Station 05 - Cenacle

Description

You are now in the Cenacle, so for this reason, please, keep quiet. Just imagine that less than a hundred years ago this place was a monastery cemetery. In the early 20th century, for sanitary reasons it was decided to close the cemetery and thanks to that more space was gained that could be exploited for the growing pilgrimage movement. In the 20th century, it arose the idea of building a Cenacle, which is the place where is granted confession and Holy Communion, especially during the holidays. The construction of the Cenacle was completed in 1927. It was designed by the Krakow architect, Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz. You are standing now in front of the gate of the Cenacle square (photo 01.05.001). Above the central entrance there is the coat of arms of the Potocki from Pilawa, the family patronising the construction of the Cenacle (photo 01.05.002). At the gate, on the right side, you can see four stone statues of two evangelists, St. Luke (photo 01.05.003) and St. John (photo 01.05.004), as well as St. Anthony the Hermit (fot.01.05.005) and St. Paul the Hermit (photo 01.05.006). Similar statues crown the eastern facade of the Basilica. The Cenacle square is surrounded on four sides by a cloister (photo 01.05.007), in the interiors of which there are confessionals. Over the western cloister, on the side of the entrance, there is a statue of Jesus Christ the King. This unusual image of the Son of God, carved in a black stone, is a copy of the sculpture located in the transept of the church of St. on top of which there is another sculpture of Jesus Christ (photo 01.05.009). On the front facade there is a bas-relief depicting the Host surrounded by angels (photo 01.05.010). In the window niche is placed the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (fot.01.05.011). Under the window there is an inscription, "Come unto me". The Cenacle Square is often covered, especially in winter, when are held competition works associated with Christmas.

We invite you now to the sixth stop, the church tower.