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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
December 2025
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8–11 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 6 – Our Lady of Czestochowa
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 6 – Our Lady of CzestochowaThe Black Madonna, or Our Lady of Czestochowa, is an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. All information on Our Lady of Czestochowa comes from the following references. [REFERENCE 1, REFERENCE 2, REFERENCE 3, REFERENCE 4]…
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6–10 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 5 – St. Faustina
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 5 – St. FaustinaSt. Faustina is known as the Apostle of Divine Mercy. Jesus revealed a vision of Himself to Faustina and commanded her to paint the image and spread the word of His Divine Mercy. All biographical information of St. Faustina comes…
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10–14 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 5 – Old-Town Torun
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 5 – Old-Town TorunWe begin our 5th day in Torun. Old-Town Torun is another UNESCO World Heritage site. But, more on that in an other post. As with some previous posts, some of the places shown were identified using Gemini and translations were…
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5–7 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 4 – Old-Town Gdansk
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 4 – Old-Town GdanskGdańsk is located in northern Poland on the Baltic Sea. Settled by the year 980, it has been destroyed more than once. On September 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler fired on the munitions depot at the city’s harbor, starting WW II.…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
