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The basilica's organ created by
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According to oral tradition, in 1850 Kłossowski and shepherd
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In the central image, the Virgin Mary has a gold dress, is being crowned by two angels and is surrounded by a ring of stars. Below the image, a ribbon carries the inscription: "Queen of Poland, give us days of peace." The image measures 9.5 × 15.5 cm and is on larger panel of 16 × 25 cm.
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blessed the basilica in 1999. The basilica is Poland's largest church, the seventh-largest in Europe and eleventh in the world.
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was started to house the image and accommodate a large number of pilgrims. Pope
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towards the image with the approval of Pope Paul VI on 15 August 1967.
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