The existence of the church and Parish dedicated to the \"Assumption of the Virgin Mary\" in Bucovina Cacica is linked to the formation and development of the town where, at the end of the century the 18th century, the exploitation of the salty springs, and then of the salt deposits, began. Initially, a not very large settlement, over time, it developed into a large locality, with the status of a city. The first settlers in Cacica were Poles, miners and their families. They came from Bochnia, Wieliczka and Kaluszde near Stanislawow.<\/p>\n
It can be assumed that the numerous group of Polish settlers, having a strong sense of religious and national identity, had influence on the consolidation of this parish and on its development. The pastoral beginnings in Cacica can be established at the end of the century. the eighteenth. During that time, the families of miners displaced here were shepherded by a priest who came from Gura Humorului and officiated, from time to time, the Holy Liturgy at people's homes. As the settlement developed, this proved to be insufficient and the authorities appointed a permanent priest, Fr. Jakub Bogdanowicz, which, as \"Salinarium Pater\", remained here between 1794-1843. Through his efforts, the first wooden church dedicated to \"The Assumption\" was built and consecrated in 1810, consecrated in 1826. The same priest brought to this church the icon of Our Lady from Czestochowa, from a church in Stanislawow, taken from Jesuits. Until today, this icon, venerated as the icon of the Mother of God from the Bucovinian Cacica, is recognized as miraculous and for her every year, crowds of pilgrims come here.<\/p>\n
Existing since 1810, the little church in Cacica did not have parish status. Only in 1844 Fr. Archbishop Francis de Paula Pischtek, the Latin Rite Metropolitan of Lviv, founded the Cacica Parish. The first parish priest was Fr. Jerzy Mazanek. The \"Directory of the Archdiocese of Lvov\" from 1867 mentions that the parish had 1,356 Roman Catholics, 5,490 Greek Catholics, 29 Protestants and 88 Mosaic rites. From the period of the parish's operation until 1902, the sources do not provide additional information. Only after the arrival of the missionary priests, numerous data about the church and the parish frequently appear. The beginnings of the activity of the missionary priests in the locality we are interested in are linked to the name of Jozef Bilczewski, archbishop of Lviv, and his direct collaborator, the episcopal vicar for Bucovina, Archbishop Jozef Weber, a native of Voivodeship. He was known for his preoccupation with establishing new parishes and developing sacred buildings. He was a student of the Diocesan Seminary in Krakow, located in Stradom, where he came into contact with the Congregation of Missionary Priests. Thanks to his efforts, in November 1902, the missionaries began pastoral work in Cacica. The conditions found here were not easy. Bucovina belonged to the Archdiocese of Lviv, counting a total of 28 parishes in 3 deaneries. The parish of Cacica, according to some reports, was neglected from a religious point of view, but also diverse from a confessional point of view. Poles, Romanians, Germans, Slovaks, Ruthenians and Hungarians lived here.<\/p>\n
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An important concern was Archbishop Bilczewski's support of new parishes and the construction of churches, as well as the propagation of the cult of Mary. All this was achieved in Cacica through the contribution of an eminent priest and a great personality of this parish - Fr. Kasper Slominski. As stated in his letters, he realized that an enormous work awaited him and other priests. In Bucovina, at the beginning of the century 20th century, there were 85,000 Catholics, 443,000 Orthodox, 18,000 Protestants and 74,000 Jews. In addition, intermarriage often occurred and religious indifference was general. The priests of the Parish of Cacica also shepherded the communities of Solone\u0163u Nou and Ili\u015fe\u015fti, the parish counting 11 villages. The most important thing was the building of a new church in Cacica, then the parish house. Construction work on the new sanctuary began in 1903, and on October 16, 1904, Archbishop Jozef Bilczewski consecrated the church. It was built on the site of the old demolished church.<\/p>\n
The parish comes alive every year during the feasts of August 14-15 - \"The Dormition of the Mother of God\" and from October 8 of \"Holy Mary of the Rosary\". The growing cult with which the icon of the Mother of God was surrounded and the growing number of pilgrims determined the need to build a house for them. In 1911, this construction was completed. Among the annual feasts, especially the one on August 14-15 was extraordinarily solemn. Several thousand pilgrims and over 30 priests and clerics came to the Cacica shrine. The importance of this event was all the greater, as everyone was thinking about Czestochowa, a fact that can be clearly seen from the comparison of the two sanctuaries. The accounts cite the statement that the solemnities held are in the manner of those of Czestochowa. In the 1930s In the 20th century, galleries were built for pilgrims based on those in Czestochowa. It was also noted that \u201cAt least in miniature. The Cacica is the Bucovinian Czestochowa, and by the way the Bucovinian Wieliczka\".<\/p>\n
It is not surprising that there were so many references to Czestochowa, since in the main altar of the church in Cacica there was and still is the icon of the Mother of God from Czestochowa brought from Stanislawow through the efforts of Fr. Jakub Bogdanowicz who pastored in Cacica from 1794 to 1843.<\/p>\n
The dedication ceremonies took place according to a well-established program. On the first day, August 14, the evening service was held with sermons in Polish and German, after which the procession with the Holy Sacrament began. On the main day of the patron saint, August 15, services were held at 5:00 and 7:00 in the morning, at 8:00 the sermon was delivered in Romanian and Hungarian, and at 9:00 the one for Ukrainians. At 10:00 a.m. the sermon was delivered in German, and the celebration culminated with the Liturgy at 11:00 a.m., officiated by all the priests, the sermon being delivered in Polish.<\/p>\n
During the period when the Cacica Parish was led by the missionary priests, three priests who were also parish priests deserve special attention. Fr. Kasper Slominski especially who has the merit of having engaged in the construction of the church and in attracting the faithful to the life of the parish. His successor, Fr. Wojciech Grabowski built a spacious house for pilgrims, near the church, which also served as a cultural home. This parish priest knew great honor, because in 1926 he was appointed vicar general of Bucovina, meaning the superior of all Catholic priests in this region. Later he moved to Chernivtsi, where he died in 1939, being buried in the local cemetery.<\/p>\n
The third famous priest, who remained in the consciousness of the parishioners, was Henryk Wochowski who survived the difficult times of the Second World War, dedicated to the cult of Our Lady of Cacica, initially buried near the church, today, as a result of various events , rests in the new parish cemetery.<\/p>\n
The last parish priest in Cacica from the Congregation of Missionary Priests was Fr. Jozef Chachula, originally from Solone\u0163u Nou. Consecrated in Krakow, in 1938 he was sent to carry out his activity in Bucovina. He was parish priest in Cacica between 1946-1967. He maintained the multinational character of the sanctuary, existing until then.<\/p>\n
After him, another Polish priest worked here for a short time. Then the superiors of this parish were, in turn, Romanian priests. Currently, the parish is led by Franciscan monks, and the parish priest Anton Mar\u0103ndescu is the 19th superior of the church in Cacica since the beginning of its existence. In 2001, the sanctuary dedicated to the \"Assumption of the Virgin Mary\" in Cacica was elevated by Pope John Paul II to the rank of Minor Basilica.<\/p>\n
Source: www.sanctuarcacica.ro<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Existen\u0163a bisericii \u015fi Parohiei cu hramul \u201eAdormirea Maicii Domnului\u201d din Cacica bucovinean\u0103 este legat\u0103 de formarea \u015fi dezvoltarea localit\u0103\u0163ii \u00een care, la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul sec. al XVIII-lea, a \u00eenceput exploatarea izvoarelor s\u0103rate, iar apoi a z\u0103c\u0103mintelor de sare. Ini\u0163ial, o a\u015fezare nu prea mare, cu timpul, s-a dezvoltat ajung\u00e2nd o localitate mare, cu statut de ora\u015f. Primii coloni\u015fti din Cacica au fost polonezi, mineri \u015fi familiile lor. Ei proveneau din Bochnia, Wieliczka \u015fi Kaluszde l\u00e2ng\u0103 Stanislawow. Se poate presupune c\u0103 grupul numeros de coloni\u015fti polonezi, av\u00e2nd un puternic sentiment al identit\u0103\u0163ii religioase \u015fi na\u0163ionale, a avut influen\u0163\u0103 asupra consolid\u0103rii acestei parohii \u015fi asupra dezvolt\u0103rii ei. \u00cenceputurile pastorale \u00een Cacica pot fi stabilite la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul sec. al XVIII-lea. \u00cen timpul acela familiile de mineri str\u0103muta\u0163i aici erau p\u0103storite de un preot care venea din Gura Humorului \u015fi oficia, din timp \u00een timp, sfintele Liturghii pe la casele oamenilor. Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce a\u015fezarea s-a dezvoltat, acest lucru s-a dovedit a fi insuficient \u015fi autorit\u0103\u0163ile au numit un preot permanent, pr. Jakub Bogdanowicz, care, ca \u201eSalinarium Pater\u201d, a r\u0103mas aici \u00eentre anii 1794-1843. Prin str\u0103dania sa a fost construit\u0103 \u015fi sfin\u0163it\u0103 \u00een 1810 prima bisericu\u0163\u0103 din lemn cu hramul \u201eAdormirea Maicii Domnului\u201d, consacrat\u0103 \u00een 1826. Acela\u015fi preot a adus \u00een aceast\u0103 bisericu\u0163\u0103 icoana Maicii Domnului de la Czestochowa, dintr-o biseric\u0103 din Stanislawow, preluat\u0103 de la iezui\u0163i. P\u00e2n\u0103 ast\u0103zi, aceast\u0103 icoan\u0103, venerat\u0103 ca icoana Maicii Domnului de la Cacica Bucovinean\u0103, este recunoscut\u0103 ca miraculoas\u0103 \u015fi pentru ea vin aici \u00een fiecare an, mul\u0163imi de pelerini. Exist\u00e2nd din 1810, bisericu\u0163a din Cacica nu avea statut de parohie. Abia \u00een 1844 pr. arhiepiscop Francisc de Paula Pischtek, mitropolitul de rit latin al Lvovului, a \u00eenfiin\u0163at Parohia Cacica. Primul paroh a fost pr. Jerzy Mazanek. \u201eDirectoriul Arhidiecezei de Lvov\u201d din 1867 men\u0163ioneaz\u0103 c\u0103 parohia num\u0103ra 1.356 de catolici de rit roman, 5.490 de greco-catolici, 29 de protestan\u0163i \u015fi 88 de rit mozaic. Din perioada func\u0163ion\u0103rii parohiei p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1902, izvoarele nu aduc informa\u0163ii suplimentare. Abia dup\u0103 venirea preo\u0163ilor misionari apar frecvent numeroase date despre biseric\u0103 \u015fi parohie. \u00cenceputurile activit\u0103\u0163ii preo\u0163ilor misionari \u00een localitatea ce ne intereseaz\u0103 sunt legate de numele lui Jozef Bilczewski, arhiepiscop al Lvovului, \u015fi al colaboratorului s\u0103u direct, vicarul episcopal pentru Bucovina, abp Jozef Weber, originar din Voievodeasa. El era cunoscut pentru preocuparea de a \u00eenfiin\u0163a noi parohii \u015fi de a dezvolta construc\u0163iile sacre. A fost elev al Seminarului Diecezan din Cracovia, aflat \u00een Stradom, unde a intrat \u00een contact cu Congrega\u0163ia Preo\u0163ilor Misionari. Datorit\u0103 str\u0103daniilor lui, \u00een noiembrie 1902, misionarii au \u00eenceput activitatea de p\u0103storire \u00een Cacica. Condi\u0163iile g\u0103site aici nu erau u\u015foare. Bucovina apar\u0163inea de Arhiepiscopia Lvovului, num\u0103r\u00e2nd \u00een total 28 de parohii \u00een 3 decanate. Parohia din Cacica, conform unor relat\u0103ri, era neglijat\u0103 din punct de vedere religios, dar \u015fi divers\u0103 sub aspect confesional. Aici locuiau polonezi, rom\u00e2ni, nem\u0163i, slovaci, ruteni \u015fi maghiari. O preocupare important\u0103 era sprijinirea de c\u0103tre arhiepiscopul Bilczewski a noilor parohii \u015fi construirea de biserici, dar \u015fi propagarea cultului Mariei. Toate acestea au fost realizate \u00een Cacica prin contribu\u0163ia unui eminent preot \u015fi o mare personalitate a acestei parohii \u2013 pr. Kasper Slominski. A\u015fa cum se afirm\u0103 \u00een scrisorile sale, el \u015fi-a dat seama c\u0103 o munc\u0103 enorm\u0103 \u00eel a\u015fteapt\u0103 pe el \u015fi pe al\u0163i preo\u0163i. \u00cen Bucovina, la \u00eenceputul sec. al XX-lea, tr\u0103iau 85.000 de catolici, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 443.000 de ortodoc\u015fi, 18.000 de protestan\u0163i \u015fi 74.000 de evrei. \u00cen plus, adeseori, aveau loc c\u0103s\u0103torii mixte, iar indiferentismul religios era general. Preo\u0163ii Parohiei din Cacica p\u0103storeau \u015fi comunit\u0103\u0163ile din Solone\u0163u Nou \u015fi Ili\u015fe\u015fti, parohia num\u0103r\u00e2nd 11 sate. Cel mai important lucru era construirea unei noi biserici \u00een Cacica, apoi a casei parohiale. Lucr\u0103rile de construc\u0163ie la noul sanctuar au \u00eenceput \u00een 1903, iar la 16 octombrie 1904 arhiepiscopul Jozef Bilczewski a sfin\u0163it biserica. Ea a fost construit\u0103 pe locul vechii biserici demolate. arohia se anima, \u00een fiecare an, \u00een timpul hramurilor de la 14-15 august \u2013 \u201eAdormirea Maicii Domnului\u201d \u015fi de la 8 octombrie de \u201eSf\u00e2nta Maria a Rozariului\u201d. Cultul tot mai mare cu care era \u00eenconjurat\u0103 icoana Maicii Domnului \u015fi num\u0103rul tot mai mare de pelerini au determinat necesitatea de a construi o cas\u0103 pentru ace\u015ftia. \u00cen anul 1911 s-a reu\u015fit realizarea acestei construc\u0163ii. Dintre hramurile anuale, \u00eendeosebi cel de 14-15 august se desf\u0103\u015fura extraordinar de solemn. La hramul de la Cacica, veneau c\u00e2teva mii de pelerini, \u015fi peste 30 de preo\u0163i \u015fi clerici. Importan\u0163a acestui eveniment era cu at\u00e2t mai mare, cu c\u00e2t to\u0163i se g\u00e2ndeau la Czestochowa, fapt ce se observ\u0103 clar din compararea celor dou\u0103 sanctuare. Relat\u0103rile citeaz\u0103 afirma\u0163ia c\u0103 solemnit\u0103\u0163ile desf\u0103\u015furate sunt \u00een maniera celor de la Czestochowa. \u00cen anii 30 ai sec. al XX-lea s-au construit pentru pelerini galerii av\u00e2nd ca model pe cele de la Czestochowa. De asemenea, s-a remarcat c\u0103 \u201eM\u0103car \u00een miniatur\u0103. Cacica este Czestochowa bucovionean\u0103, iar prin min\u0103 \u015fi Wieliczka bucovinean\u0103\u201d. Nu e de mirare c\u0103 au fost at\u00e2tea referiri la Czestochowa, din moment ce \u00een altarul principal al bisericii din Cacica s-a aflat \u015fi se afl\u0103 \u00een continuare icoana Maicii Domnului de la Czestochowa adus\u0103 din Stanislawow prin str\u0103dania pr. Jakub Bogdanowiczcare a p\u0103storit \u00een Cacica din 1794 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1843. Solemnit\u0103\u0163ile de hram se desf\u0103\u015furau conform unui program bine stabilit. \u00cen prima zi, 14 august, se oficia slujba de sear\u0103 cu predici \u00een limbile polon\u0103 \u015fi german\u0103, dup\u0103 care pornea procesiunea cu Sf\u00e2ntul Sacrament. \u00cen principala zi a hramului, 15 august, slujbele se desf\u0103\u015furau la orele: 5.00 \u015fi 7.00 diminea\u0163a, la 8.00 se rostea predica \u00een limbile rom\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi maghiar\u0103, iar la ora 9.00 cea pentru ucraineni. La ora 10.00 predica era rostit\u0103 \u00een limba german\u0103, iar hramul culmina cu Liturghia de la ora 11.00, oficiat\u0103 de to\u0163i preo\u0163ii, predica fiind rostit\u0103 \u00een limba polon\u0103. \u00cen perioada \u00een care Parohia Cacica a fost condus\u0103 de preo\u0163ii misionari merit\u0103 a fi eviden\u0163ia\u0163i \u00een mod deosebit trei preo\u0163i care au fost \u015fi parohi totodat\u0103. Pr. Kasper Slominski mai ales care are meritul de a se fi angajat \u00een construc\u0163ia bisericii \u015fi \u00een atragerea credincio\u015filor la via\u0163a<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cacica"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5067,"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065\/revisions\/5067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pensiunea-lidana.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}