Máriapócs
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Máriapócs | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.09 km2 (8.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,186 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4326 |
| Area code | 42 |
Máriapócs is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It lies near Nyíregyháza. It is an important place for pilgrimage. It has a Greek Catholic church, which houses the Weeping Black Madonna, an enormous ornate iconostasis that now takes pride of place above the altar. This icon is not the original, but a 19th-century copy. The original one is kept in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.[1]
See also
References
- Sources
- Ivan Pop. "Mariapocs Monastery". World Academy of Rusyn Culture. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- "Mariapocs Monastery Official Hungarian Site 2012".
External links
- The Shrine of Máriapócs - The Carpathian Connection
- Official Site of the Sanctuary of Máriapócs
- Official Site of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
- Our Lady of Mariapócs on "All About Mary" The University of Dayton's Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute (IMRI) is the world's largest repository of books, artwork and artifacts devoted to Mary, the mother of Christ, and a pontifical center of research and scholarship with a vast presence in cyberspace.
