History of Marian devotions in Poland are related to the
Counter-Reformation. • On 14 August 1608 the Italian
Giulio Mancinelli from
Society of Jesus, received a revelation of Mary. Mary recommended to him that he called her "Queen of Poland": "Why do you not deem me Queen of Poland? I greatly adored this kingdom and intend great things for it, for its sons feel me a personal love towards me." (). On a second time on 8 May 1610 Mary revelated for him again, telling him: "I am the Queen of Poland. I am the mother of this nation, which is very dear to me." (). Message about this revelation caused developing Marian devotions in Poland. On 15 August 1617, Mary revelated to Giulio Mancinelli again. Grand Chancellor of Lithuania
Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł and
Andrew Bobola spread news about these revelations. • 25 November 1908, at the request of
Józef Bilczewski,
Pope Pius X issued a decree confirming the cult, allowing the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Queen of the Polish Crown and instituted the
liturgical feast of the Queen of the Polish Crown for the
Archdiocese of Lviv and the
Przemyśl diocese, designating it as the first Sunday of May in memory of John II Casimir's vow's. • In 1925
Pope Pius XI expanded the cult of Mary for all dioceses in Poland. • In 1926 a pilgrimage of Polish women, in thanks for the
Battle of Warsaw, offered the Mother of God at Jasna Góra a scepter and an apple as a sign of royal dignity. • 15 January 1930 the holiday was raised to the rank of first-class with an octave in the diocese of Lviv, Przemyśl. and Częstochowa, which also received its own mass form and office, and in other dioceses it was a second-class holiday. • On 16 May 1956 (during
Andrew Bobola's feast day) cardinal
Stefan Wyszyński interneed in
Komańcza, wrote revitalisation of Lviv vows which were influential for reparating Poland. • 26 August 1956 The Polish Episcopacy made the act of renewing the Lviv vows, which 300 years earlier was made by the Polish king Jan II Casimir. • In 1962,
Pope John XXIII, announced Mary as "Patronness of Poland" and Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland became a first-class holiday in all Polish dioceses. • In 1962 Pope Paul VI (based on Stefan Wyszyński's request) increased custom for ore competitive category celebration. • On 1 April 2005,
Pope John Paul II (one day before his death) offered and blessed new golden crowns for the image of Our Lady the Queen of Poland. == See also ==