1382 – August 9 – the arrival of the Paulines on the hill of Częstochowa; the foundation by Duke Władysław Opolczyk.
1384 – August 31 – the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary is found in the Pauline church, an ancient painting embodying the mysteries of coexistence and cohabitation of Eastern and Western Christianity, serving as an integrative symbol.
1388 – the Pauline monastery and the Marian worship center receive the name Clarus Mons – Jasna Góra.
1393 – Jasna Góra becomes a royal foundation. King Władysław Jagiełło, influenced by Queen Jadwiga, legitimizes the foundation of Duke Władysław Opolczyk (foundation privilege, Kraków, February 24).
1425 – Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate Wojciech Jastrzębiec, grants a privilege allowing pilgrims visiting Jasna Góra in penance and confession to benefit from indulgences.
1429-1450 – construction of the central place of worship for the Miraculous Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra – the Gothic chapel preserved to this day.
1429 – Pope Martin V, informed by King Władysław Jagiełło about frequent miracles at the church on Jasna Góra, confirms the charism of this place, linking indulgences with Marian feasts.
1430, April 16 – Hussite raid. The destruction of the Image aims to divide the Polish-Lithuanian community. The image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Częstochowa is restored in royal Kraków. A year later, the Miraculous Image is solemnly returned from Kraków to Jasna Góra.
1463 – consecration of the large Gothic church dedicated to the Holy Cross and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
1496 – Pope Alexander VI grants Jasna Góra sanctuary the privilege of "apostolic confessors" – four Paulines designated by the provincial received broader powers within the sacrament of penance, able to absolve penitents from sins and punishments reserved for bishops, as well as some reserved for the Apostolic See. In the early 20th century, these rights were granted to all Pauline confessors.
1514 – Sigismund the Old thanks Mary at Jasna Góra for the victory at Orsha and offers captured banners to the sanctuary.
1550 – the Jasna Góra Chapel ensemble begins its activities, a vocal-instrumental group, which for nearly four centuries became an important center of musical culture in Poland.
1568 – Mikołaj of Wilkowiecko, a Pauline, published the first Polish-language work on the history of the Jasna Góra image, "History of the Image in Częstochowa of the Virgin Mary and Various Miracles of this Venerable Tablet" with a prayer text directed to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Częstochowa: "Hail Mary, Blessed Virgin, depicted by St. Luke..."
1593 – Cardinal Jerzy Radziwiłł, Apostolic Visitor, issues several decrees to invigorate the activities of Jasna Góra as a center promoting religious renewal after the Council of Trent. The cardinal's postulate testifies to the crystallization of one of the leading ideas of the Jasna Góra Marian cult, "Refuge of Sinners".
1616 – Sigismund III Vasa surrounds the sanctuary with defensive fortifications – Jasna Góra becomes a fortress. Under Władysław IV and John II Casimir, the fortification system was further expanded.
1621 – Władysław Vasa – Hetman and Prince Royal makes a thanksgiving pilgrimage to Mary for the victory at Chocim. As Władysław IV, he also made a pilgrimage on April 6, 1633, a few days after his coronation.
1641-44 – the nave of the chapel (second part) preserved to this day was erected from the funds of Bishops Stanisław and Maciej Lubieński. It is an outstanding example of architecture in the so-called Lublin style, typical for Polish construction at the turn of the Renaissance and Baroque.
1650, September 8 – the consecration of the main altar in the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, considered one of the most outstanding works of early Baroque in Poland, funded by the Great Crown Chancellor, Jerzy Ossoliński.
1655, December 27 – victory over the Swedes after a forty-day siege of the monastery. A year later, in the Lviv cathedral, the royal vows of John II Casimir, a thanksgiving prayer and the election of Mary as the Queen of Poland, took place.
1661 – King John II Casimir receives the Zaporozhian Cossacks' tribute in the Knights' Hall.
1670, February 27 – in the chapel before the Miraculous Image, King Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki married Austrian Archduchess Eleonora, blessed by Papal Nuncio Galeazzi Marescotti, assisted by Provincial Father Augustyn Kordecki.
1673 – the funeral of Father Augustyn Kordecki, defender of Jasna Góra, who was buried in the basement of the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra.
1682, September 8 – Jasna Góra celebrates its 300th anniversary of serving the Church and the Nation. The fortress, unconquered in the Swedish war, is surrounded by about 140,000 pilgrims.
1683 – John III Sobieski prays at Jasna Góra before and after the victorious Vienna expedition; after the relief, he offers captured trophies.
1692-1730 – after a threatening fire on July 16, 1690, which caused the collapse of the Gothic vault of the large church, the temple was expanded and transformed in the spirit of the late Baroque by the initiative of eminent art patrons, Prior Tobiasz Czechowicz and Father Konstanty Moszyński. The frescoes on the vault were made by painter Karol Dankwart.
1702 – after the Swedish victory at Kliszów, King Charles XII of Sweden decides to conquer all of Poland. Swedish troops (8,000 soldiers) under General Guldenstierna stand at the walls of the Jasna Góra fortress. After ten days, facing determined resistance, the Swedes abandon the siege. Jasna Góra remains loyal to King Augustus II.
1704 – about 5,000 Swedish soldiers under Colonel Horn besiege Jasna Góra unsuccessfully.
1705 – faced with another threat from General Stromberg's Swedish army, the Miraculous Image was taken to the Pauline monastery in Mochów near Głogówek.
1706 – the Jasna Góra printing house, already operating in the 17th century by the privilege of Augustus II, can serve the Nation extensively. In addition to religious literature and prayer books, it begins printing elementary textbooks for learning the Polish language.
1717, September 8 – solemn coronation of the image of the Queen of Poland with papal diadems (by the act of Pope Clement XI in 1716) – for the first time in the world, such an image was crowned outside Rome.
1736 – the monastic library with a long tradition, serving as the intellectual center for the Paulines in Poland, receives elegant shelves in a new room. The library and its decor constitute a unique monument of national culture.
1764 – the constitution of the coronation sejm officially confirms the election of the Mother of God by John II Casimir and indicates the social approval of the dignity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Queen of Poland.
1769-1771 – Kazimierz Pułaski and the Bar Confederates repel attacks by Russian General Ivan Drewicz at Jasna Góra.
1782 – the jubilee of the 400th anniversary of Jasna Góra.
1793 – the fortress of Jasna Góra is occupied by the Prussian troops of Field Marshal Mölendorf (Second Partition of Poland).
1806 – the fortress of Jasna Góra, occupied by the Prussians, is captured by Colonel Miastkowski, envoy of General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski. The Duchy of Warsaw is established – hopes for freedom arise.
1809 – General Bronowacki with a corps of about 5,000 Austrian soldiers unsuccessfully besieges the Jasna Góra fortress.
1813 – after Napoleon's defeat at Moscow, Prince Józef Poniatowski arrives at Jasna Góra with remnants of the Polish army. After his departure, the fortress, stripped of weapons and food, is occupied by Russian troops. By order of Tsar Alexander I, the defensive ramparts of the Jasna Góra fortress are dismantled. Jasna Góra becomes a fortress of the spirit.
1817 – celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the coronation of the Miraculous Image.
1830 – Jasna Góra materially supports insurgents and reminds the Queen of the cause of freedom with prayers. The Queen of Jasna Góra becomes increasingly present in the life of the Nation, not approving of bondage.
1843 – Tsar Nicholas I, to manifest tolerance and favor towards the Church, orders the reconstruction of the defensive walls of Jasna Góra.
1861 – unveiling of the monument of Father Augustyn Kordecki, prior of Jasna Góra and national hero from the time of the Swedish deluge.
1882, September 8 – the Jubilee of 500 years of Jasna Góra, with nearly half a million Poles painfully looking at the face of Mary and singing Polish songs with a free heart for the homeland. The Queen does not recognize the dividing, occupying borders.
1896 – the treasury of Jasna Góra, a museum of votive offerings, becomes accessible to pilgrims.
1897 – Russian troops leave the
walls of the Jasna Góra fortress. The Polish society welcomes this with enthusiasm.
1903 – the 300th anniversary of the birth of Father Kordecki – an opportunity to reveal the patriotic sentiments of Poles.
1906 – the church of the Holy Cross and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary receives the title and privileges of a minor basilica.
1906, August 15 – Polish society arrives in a National Pilgrimage (about 500,000 people) and offers the Queen of Poland the "Supreme Votive Offering" – the rebuilt tower of Jasna Góra.
1906, August 26 – the first celebration of the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra (approved by Pius X on April 13, 1904). The preacher said: "The entire Nation has longed for this celebration. Because it wanted to fulfill what it vowed with King John II Casimir in Lviv on April 1, 1656, when amidst terrible tribulations it proclaimed her the Queen of Poland... After the last partition, dividing Poland into three parts, our enemies stripped it of all wealth and erased it from the states of Europe as if it had never existed. Yet this Poland does not perish... The nation broken into pieces spiritually reunites. There is hope that it will reunite completely. This celebration on August 15, for which Poles from all parts of former Poland have gathered, is proof of that..."
1910, May 22 – the second coronation (after the theft of the crowns of Clement XI and the dress) of the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the millennial crowns sent by Pope St. Pius X. Along with the crowns, the image received a new Coral dress.
1913 – the dedication of the monumental Way of the Cross on the ramparts soaked with the blood of Jasna Góra defenders.
1914 – without agreement with the monastery, the Germans deploy infantry battalions on the ramparts. The tower becomes an observation point, halting the pilgrimage movement.
1915 – for propaganda reasons, the Germans handed over the management of Jasna Góra to the Austrians, as news of German soldiers' brutality in the monastery and profanation of the sanctuary reached the West, especially France.
1918 – Monsignor Achilles Ratti, Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, later Pope Pius XI, celebrates Mass.
1918, November 4 – under the command of Lieutenant Artur Wiśniewski, a detachment of the 22nd Infantry Regiment enters the sanctuary, taking over authority from the Austro-Hungarian authorities. The prior of Jasna Góra, Father Piotr Markiewicz, with the entire convent, personally greets the Polish soldiers. With the arrival of Polish soldiers at Jasna Góra, freedom returns.
1919 – General Józef Haller makes a thanksgiving pilgrimage for Poland's regained freedom.
1919 – after returning to Poland, Father Maximilian Kolbe, founder of the Militia of the Immaculate, celebrates his first Mass before the Miraculous Image and Crucifix in the chapel of Jasna Góra.
1925 – Pius XI extends the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, celebrated on May 3 in the Archdiocese of Lviv and the Diocese of Przemyśl, to all dioceses in Poland. After the liturgical reform in 1969, the feast was elevated to the rank of a solemnity.
1920, July 27 – Cardinals E. Dalbor and A. Kakowski, with the Episcopate, thank for freedom and remind: Mary, you are the Queen of Poland! In August days, compatriots lying prostrate on the Jasna Góra square repeat the same: You are the Queen of Poland!
1920, August 15 – Victorious Queen – Miracle on the Vistula.
1921 – marked by thanksgiving pilgrimages for saved freedom. On October 21, the Chief of State, Józef Piłsudski, arrives with a group of generals.
1923 – for the first time after regaining independence, the Kashubians from the Polish Baltic make a pilgrimage, discouraged from Poland by German propaganda.
1923, May 3 – Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch prays before the Miraculous Image.
1924, August 5 – Father Stefan Wyszyński, future Primate of Poland, celebrates his first Mass in the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
1926 – Polish women thank for regained freedom – they make a vow to the Queen of Poland and Mother of the Nation and offer new royal insignia.
1929, July 17 – Bishop Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria, later Pope John XXIII, visits Jasna Góra; he writes in the guest book: "Fiat pax in virtute Tua, Regina Poloniae, et abundantia in turribus Tuis".
1936 – academic youth vows to build a new Poland with the Queen. Then, the vow of teachers and other social classes.
1939-45 – World War II. Governor Hans Frank recognizes the influence and significance of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jasna Góra for Poles; he writes in the guest book: "when all lights for Poland went out, there was always the saint of Częstochowa and the Church".
1946, May 12 – Bishop Stefan Wyszyński receives episcopal consecration in the chapel of the Miraculous Image.
1946 – with Cardinal A. Hlond and the Polish Episcopate at Jasna Góra, a "million-strong crowd" and all of Poland consecrate themselves to the Immaculate Heart of the Queen – She is to patronize the freedom of the spirit.
1956, August 26 – a million hearts repeat the Primate's vow words "we vow... we vow, Queen of Poland!" – Jasna Góra Vows of the Polish Nation.
1956 – Cardinal S. Wyszyński, Primate of Poland, offers a votive with the inscription: Primate of Poland, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, released after three years from prison, thanks the Victorious Virgin Helper, Queen of Poland for her overwhelming care in times of bondage.
1957 – a copy of the Jasna Góra Image, blessed by Pope Pius XII, begins a pilgrimage around the country; May 3 – Primate of Poland, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, erects the Primate Institute of National Vows, headquartered at the Jasna Góra monastery.
1960 – Mariological and Marian Congress "The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary" with the participation of prominent Polish theologians under the patronage of the Primate.
1961 – The Episcopate, gathered at Jasna Góra in the chapel of the Miraculous Image, behind closed doors, dedicates all of Poland to the Mother of God, committing that if the faith of the Nation is saved, the bishops will perform this act in a solemn manner before the people of God in the Millennium Year.
1962 – John XXIII proclaims the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, the principal patroness of Poland.
1962-1965 – The Queen of Poland, Mother of the Church, unites the hearts of believers in the country with the conciliar Church. Jasna Góra becomes a "conciliar sanctuary", with parish delegations arriving for conciliar vigils.
1966, May 3-4 – main celebrations of the Millennium of the Baptism of Poland led by the Primate of the Millennium, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, with the participation of the entire Episcopate. Primate Wyszyński, as papal legate, reads Paul VI's letter to the Polish Nation and imparts the apostolic blessing on his behalf. During the pontifical mass celebrated by Archbishop Karol Wojtyła, he preaches the Word of God, crowns the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, and leads the millennium "Act of Dedication of Poland to the maternal slavery of Mary, Mother of the Church, for the freedom of the Church of Christ".
1971 – The Mother of the Church, Queen of Poland, accepts the prayers of the Episcopate for the whole world – Act of Dedication of the World.
1974 – Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro, with Ambassador M. Mondello and accompanying persons, attends Mass before the Miraculous Image.
1976 – Jasna Góra begins its Jubilee of the 600th anniversary.
1978 – Election of John Paul II. Many pilgrims and residents of Częstochowa spontaneously remain in an overnight vigil. The Paulines send a telegram assuring daily Mass and constant prayer before the Jasna Góra Image for the Pope – a compatriot.
1979, June 4-6 – the first pilgrimage of Pope John Paul II to Jasna Góra (after his election to the Holy See in 1978); in the presence of hundreds of thousands of faithful, the Pope entrusts his mission to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
1980 – the last "indulgence" sermon at Jasna Góra by the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, in which he called for national and civic maturity in the face of the threat of external interference. He clearly pointed to the "propagated atheism" that undermines the cultural bond and strength of the millennial Nation.
1980 – Delegation of the German Bishops' Conference with three cardinals from the Federal Republic of Germany; Cardinal Josef Höffner, Archbishop of Cologne and President of the Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, and Cardinal Herman Volk. The pilgrimage was combined with participation in the Conference of the Polish Episcopate at Jasna Góra.
1981 – numerous representatives of NSZZ "Solidarity" from various regions and towns make a pilgrimage, entrusting
their Union to the Jasna Góra Mother of the Nation.
1981 – with the participation of the Primate of Poland, Archbishop Józef Glemp, intensive prayer for the Homeland begins – Martial Law.
1982 – John Paul II, with his apostolic letter "Bogurodzica Dziewica" (from December 8, 1981), inaugurates the Jubilee Year of the 600th anniversary of the presence of the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
1982 – until July 6, 1983, the world opinion participated in the celebration of the National Jubilee of "six centuries of Jasna Góra" through the prayers of John Paul II – the central celebration of the 600th anniversary of Jasna Góra was preceded by the Marian Procession.
1983, June 18-20 – during the Jubilee celebrations of the 600th anniversary at Jasna Góra, the Holy Father gives it a visible, ecclesial dimension with his presence; December – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Wałęsa offers his award as a votive offering.
1983 – the first issue of the monthly "Jasna Góra" (edited by Father Dr. Rufin Abramek) is published. The dream of many generations of Paulines and the Primate of the Millennium, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, comes true.
1983 – the first pilgrimage of the united world of labor with the participation of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko.
1985 – Youth Days at the Sanctuary of the Jasna Góra Mother of the Church. Representatives of 20 nationalities make a pilgrimage for several days from various Polish cities. During the march, the youth delve into the contents of John Paul II's letter addressed to the youth – the hope of the Church and the world.
1985 – the celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra were honored by the presence of Cardinal Franciszek Koenig from Vienna, Bishop Piotr de Campo – ordinary of the Diocese of Pont Pirie in Australia.
1987 – the official opening of the Marian Year was experienced by Jasna Góra in television connection with Pope John Paul II, who, in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, inaugurated the period of preparation with Mary for the Third Millennium of Christianity with a rosary prayer and a speech. On that day, Mother Teresa of Calcutta prayed at Jasna Góra.
1987, June 12-13 – during his third pilgrimage to the homeland, Marian Pope John Paul II indicated the purpose of his pilgrimage to the National Sanctuary: "I come as a man of trust to bring all these great matters of our Polish life, enlightened by the mystery of the Eucharist, in which He who loved us to the end lives, to entrust them here to the One who is our Mother."
1988 – Marian Year.
1988 – Jasna Góra clearly becomes an international sanctuary. In three weeks of July, 270 tourist-pilgrimage groups from abroad, mostly from Italy, are noted.
1991, August 14-16 – visit of Pope John Paul II on the occasion of World Youth Day VI.
1993, August 26 – the Church in Poland's prayer entrusts its mission to Mary in a new historical situation.
1996, August – XII International Mariological Congress and XIX International Marian Congress at Jasna Góra.
1997, June 4 – visit of John Paul II to Jasna Góra – Liturgy of the Word.
1999, June 17 – the last pilgrimage of Pope John Paul II to the sanctuary of Our Lady of Częstochowa.
2000 – celebration of the Jubilee Year.
2002 – the first European Conference of Renewal Leaders in the Holy Spirit takes place.
2003 – announcement of the Year of Father Augustyn Kordecki, defender of Jasna Góra.
2003 – TV Trwam begins daily broadcasting of the Jasna Góra Appeal.
2003 – Jasna Góra receives the distinction "To those who serve the City and the Homeland".
2004 – celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the miraculous defense of Jasna Góra against the Swedes begin.
2005 – April 1, the day before his death, Pope John Paul II offers golden crowns – a gift for the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra.
2005 – during the days of the death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, continuous prayers were held at Jasna Góra in his intention.
2005 – celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the miraculous defense of Jasna Góra against the Swedish deluge.
2005, May 3 – on the square before the Szczyt, five new figures of the rosary stations – the glorious mysteries – are dedicated. On the square around the monastery, there are twenty figures depicting all the mysteries of the Holy Rosary, forming the Rosary Way.
2005, August 26 – Archbishop Stanisław Dziwisz places the crowns of Pope John Paul II on the Miraculous Image of Jasna Góra and a new amber-diamond dress.
2005, September 11 – a great outdoor spectacle "Jasna Góra Victoria" takes place on the Jasna Góra summit to conclude the jubilee of the 350th anniversary of the defense of Jasna Góra, broadcast by TVP.
2006 – opening of the National Memory Treasury in the Bastion of St. Roch.
2006, May 26 – Benedict XVI, in a speech delivered on the Jasna Góra summit during a May service attended by about 500,000 pilgrims, points to the Blessed Virgin Mary as a model of faith and prayer. The Pope presents the Golden Rose as a votive offering in the chapel of the Miraculous Image.
2007 – in March, the Chapel of the Sacrament of Penance is dedicated.
2007 – on May 4-5, the National Mariological-Marian Symposium takes place on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Peregrination of the Copy of the Jasna Góra Image, attended by the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Józef Glemp.
2008 – celebration of the 700th anniversary of the Order's approval and its service to the Church.
2008, December 10 – the International Scientific Session "The Paulines in the Service of the Church and Many Nations" is held.
2010, March 3 – Benedict XVI in the Vatican blesses new crowns for the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra.
2010 – celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the coronation of the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra with the crowns of St. Pius X. At that time, a new dress of gratitude and love, suffering and hope of the Polish nation, and new crowns – a votive offering of the nation blessed by Pope Benedict XVI were put on.
2012 – entrustment to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the defense of the civilization of life and love and the beginning of the pilgrimage of the Jasna Góra Icon "From Ocean to Ocean".
2013, January 7 – completion of a four-year project "Comprehensive Restoration of the Buildings of the Pauline Fathers' Monastery at Jasna Góra", during which the Basilica was completely restored.
2013, December 9 – 60th anniversary of the Jasna Góra Appeal with the participation of Father Jerzy Tomziński, the initiator of this prayer.
2016, May 3 – Act of entrustment of Poland on the 1050th anniversary of its Baptism.
2016, July 28 – Pope Francis at Jasna Góra – thanksgiving for 1050 years of Poland's Baptism.
2016-2017 – Jubilee Year of the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the Miraculous Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra.
2019 – Celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the first papal pilgrimage of Saint John Paul II to Jasna Góra.
2020 – Jubilee Year of the 750th anniversary of the death of Blessed Eusebius, founder of the Pauline Order.