The Pregnant Holy Mother
of Matemblewo

Tradition says that a resident of Matarnia went to Gdansk to look for a help for his wife, who was expected a child. It was cold winter, it was snow-storm, and that man had to walk to town Gdansk distant about 10 km. In the middle of the way, he lost his strength and he was unable to go further. He started to pray zealously. In one moment he noticed a Beautiful Pregnant Lady, surrounded by white light. The Beautiful Lady told him to come back home, as his wife was fine and he already had a son. When he came back home, it appeared that the situation was the same as the Beautiful Lady had said.

Several days later, the man related about all this event to Cistercian monks, who had their abbey in Oliwa. They believed that the story was true and they decided to honour the Holy Mother by putting the small chapel on the place of the apparition.

Today, on the place of the apparition there is the Sanctuary of the Pregnant Holy Mother of Matemblewo.

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