Grabówka district of Częstochowa

1. Grabówka district ofCzęstochowa

2. History As the village no longer existed in the XIV century. Since 1385 was the emoluments of the monastery of Jasna Gora. In 1470 Grabowa as written in 1660 in the form of Grabowa and since 1787 recorded in the current form. After Partition in 1793 over the ownership of government by the Prussian was in the Economics of Czestochowa, and was leased to private users (the last contract in 1858). Today, Grabówka is one of best districts of Czestochowa

3. Aleja Brzozowa

4. Aleja Brzozowa is a monument of nature. Alley is surrounded by old birches. Her length reaches 2.5 km. This place is good for walks and meetings because fresh air affects health.

5. Bunkers

6. Bunker was built in the time of the First World War. Bunker save residents before nuclear weapon.

7. The relic of the Precious Blood

8. The Legend According to the legend, Longino, known as Isaurico after his birthplace in the province of Isaurica, was the soldier who struck an arrow in the chest of the dead body of Christ and the wound gushed with water and blood. For some time, Longino's eyesight had been impaired with disease. When a few drops of blood from Christ's wound fell into his eyes, he was immediately cured. The unexpected miracle converted the soldier to the faith. He gathered the soil stained with Christ's blood from under the cross and placed it in a metal container and carried it on a series of long journeys until reaching his final destination in Mantua.

9. The First Finding For centuries, nothing was known of the Precious Blood until 804. when Saint Andrew appeared to one of his followers indicating the precise location in the grounds of Saint Magdalene's Hospital where Longino had buried the container. Nearby were found the bones of the martyr which are still conserved in the Basilica of Saint Andrew in an urn to be found in the third chapel to the right of the entrance. An inscription in Latin confirms the presence of the martyr's remains. The remains of Longino who struck the chest of Jesus. News of the sensational discovery quickly spread. Charlemagne was so impressed he invited the Pope, Leo III to verify the circumstances surrounding the discovery. The Pope abided with Charlemagne's wishes and went to Mantua. He gave formal recognition of the authenticity of the relic and received a small portion of it as a gift to be presented to the Emperor. In 923, the Hungarians invaded Italy. They had already caused terrible devastation in the lands they had passed over and the relic was hidden again to protect it from acts of profanation. The soil Longino had gathered stained with the blood of Christ was divided into two portions. One was placed in the Church of Saint Paul next to Mantua Cathedral and the other was further divided and placed in two crystal vases buried in the orchard of the Oratory dedicated to the Blood of Christ.

10. The Second Finding For generation after the relic was buried the whereabouts of the most important reminder of the Passion and Suffering of Our Lord was lost from memory. It was not until 1048 when the Apostle Saint Andrew appeared again on three occasions to a blind German beggar indicating its precise whereabouts the relic came to light. Each year the Church celebrates the date of the second finding made on the12th March. Isabella d'Este declared the day a bank holiday and a day of public rejoicing. A Benedictine Monastery and a church were built to commemorate the finding. From then on Mantua became a centre of pilgrimage. Pilgrims, Popes and Emperors came to adore the sacred relic. In 1053 Pope Leone IX came to Mantua and in 1055 the Emperor Henry III also came and was granted a minute portion of the relic as a gift. This portion eventually found its way to the city of Weingarten where it is still conserved and revered. Part of relic came to Blood of Christ sanctuary in Czestochowa.