Shrine of the Blood of Christ in Częstochowa

The Shrine of the Blood of Christ is a parish church in the Częstochowa district of Grabówka, belonging to the parish of St Gaspar del Bufalo. It was built by the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, which has a mission house here.

History of the church

The missionaries obtained land for a religious house in the 1980s, and in 1989 the first chapel was built. The shrine was established by Archbishop Stanisław Nowak on 21 October 1999. Construction of the church began on 15 July 2002, and the foundation stone was set in the wall on 3 July 2004. The first Mass in the new church was celebrated on the Solemnity of the Blood of Christ, 27 June 2021.

The relic

The mission house keeps a relic of the Most Precious Blood from the Basilica of St Andrew in Mantua, a gift from the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Christ from Schellenberg in Liechtenstein.

Practical information

• The Grabówka district in Częstochowa; check the exact address and the times of services with the parish.
• It is about 3.4 km in a straight line from here to Jasna Góra, see Jasna Góra.