A miraculous spring. A large plaque in the main tower entrance catches the eye: "THE MIRACLE-FOUNDED SPRING OF ST. JACOB IN JACOBÓW." To reach it, however, you must cross the sanctuary grounds and exit through the gate on the sacristy side. Head left toward the wooded area, where you'll notice steps leading down the ravine behind the sanctuary. The area is wooded and heavily overgrown, or rather, overgrown with bushes. A small square, a few benches, and the goal of our pilgrimage: the miraculous spring. It gushes at the foot of the hill on which the church stands. For centuries, the number of pilgrims to the church has been increased by those for whom St. JACOBÓW was an important additional destination. This was the case when, in the mid-14th century, King John II Casimir visited the church to discuss the future of Silesia with Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Emperor of the Holy Empire. Pilgrims from Silesia, Greater Poland, Bohemia, and Moravia came here. The water flowing from the spring was widely believed to have healing properties, particularly valued for healing wounds, improving eyesight, and treating infertility.

Jakubów, with its miraculous spring, began to lose its importance as a pilgrimage destination in the mid-18th century, when Silesia fell under Prussian rule. Pilgrimages still occurred during the Second Polish Republic, but they disappeared completely after World War II. They have only returned in a grand way in recent years, but Prussian and communist barbarism deprived Jakubów of its testimonies and documents of grace. Source: cudownezrodelka.pl/miejsce/jakubow

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