The cult of the Virgin Mary of Loreto in Poland

Abstract

The cult of the Virgin Mary of Loreto began to grow in Italy together with the emergence of the Holy House in the vicinity of the town Recanati. The cult reached the territory of the Republic of Poland in the early 15th century, brought home by Polish pilgrims to Loreto. The worship of the Virgin Mary of Loreto was popularised for good by Jesuits, Franciscans and Bernardines.

Keywords

• cult
• Virgin Mary of Loreto
• Poland