BLESSED ARE THE CLEAN OF HEART, FOR THEY WILL SEE GOD.
B3/1 – BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa – Virgin Mary is holding baby Jesus in her left arm, who extends his right arm in blessing and holds the Book of Life in his left arm; wooden board, oil painting, 121,8×81,3×3,5 cm (Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa, Shrine Chapel)
The order founded in the Middle Ages in the Hungarian Kingdom settled in Poland at the end of the 14th century. In 1382, monks from Márianosztra and Budaszentlőrinc populated the current centre of the order, the Częstochowa or Jasna Góra Monastery, meaning Bright Mountain, which was founded by Prince Vladislaus II of Opole, relative to King Louis I of Hungary and Poland. Nowadays, the shrine is not only the national shrine of the Poles, but – along Lourdes és Fatima – also the largest pilgrimage destination in the world.
Our Lady of Hungary in Márianosztra – Icon replica made by Cyprián Laskivi in 1712 (Our Lady of Hungary Basilica, Márianosztra)
A replica of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa can be found in almost every Pauline church in Hungary. The most famous piece is located in the Shrine Church of Márianosztra, the earliest one (from the 16th century) is in Sopronbánfalva. A replica can be also found on the main altar of the University (previously Pauline) Church in Budapest.
B3/2 – THE PAULINE COAT-OF-ARMS AND ITS COMPONENTS
The coat-of-arms of the order depicts a palm tree, two lions and a raven.
• The palm tree provided shade, and coarse clothes were made out of its fibre.
• The raven fed Saint Paul the Hermit with half a loaf of bread every day. When Saint Anthony the Hermit found Paul, the raven carried a whole loaf in its beak.
• The two lions were digging the grave, when Anthony buried Paul.The components of the Pauline coat-of-arms can be found on both the paintings and statues of Pauline churches and monasteries.
These specific elements originate from Saint Paul the Hermit’s biography written by Saint Jerome.
B3/3 – BRICK
Original brick floor tile from the birthplace of the Pauline Order – from the 14th century; Pauline Monastery of Kesztölc-Klastrompuszta
B3/4 – BUDASZENTLŐRIC
Budaszentlőrinc was the centre of the order in the Middle Ages (today it is part of the 2nd district of Budapest).
Picture: Fragment of Saint Paul the Hermit’s red marble tomb with the depiction of God the Father, 1484 –1488. (Budapest History Museum)
B3/h – AUDIO SPOT – Salve regina
Performed by Pauline monks and the singers of the Misztrál band
Fr. Botond Bátor OSPPE; Fr. János Csóka OSPPE; Fr. Szabolcs Györfi OSPPE; Fr. Antal Puskás OSPPE; Mika Heinczinger; Tamás Tóbisz Tinelli; Máté Török