Mary as "Queen of Poland" On 12 October 1923, Sacred Congregation of Rites designated Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland on 3 May and included to Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary phrasing Queen of the Polish Crown (which after World War II has been changed for "Queen of Poland"). In 1925 Pope Pius XI expanded the cult of Mary for all dioceses in Poland. In 1926 a pilgrimage of Polish women, in thanks for the Battle of Warsaw, offered the Mother of God at Jasna Góra a scepter and an apple as a sign of royal dignity. 15 January 1930 the holiday was raised to the rank of first-class with an octave in the diocese of Lviv, Przemyśl. and Częstochowa, which also received its own mass form and office, and in other dioceses it was a second-class holiday. On 16 May 1956 (during Andrew Bobola's feast day) cardinal Stefan Wyszyński interneed in Komańcza, wrote revitalisation of Lviv vows which were influential for reparating Poland. 26 August 1956 The Polish Episcopacy made the act of renewing the Lviv vows, which 300 years earlier was made by the Polish king Jan II Casimir. In 1962, Pope John XXIII, announced Mary as "Patronness of Poland" and Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland became a first-class holiday in all Polish dioceses. In 1962 Pope Paul VI (based on Stefan Wyszyński's askings) increased custom for ore competitive category celebration. On 1 April 2005, Pope John Paul II (one day before his death) offered and sacrificed new golden crowns for the image of Our Lady the Queen of Poland. See also Queen of Ireland (Virgin Mary) References Further reading Z Maryją Królową Polski bądźmy świadkami miłości. Dziś i jutro, Ogólnopolskie Sympozjum Mariologiczno-Maryjne Jasna Góra, 23–24 April 2010, ed. Zachariasz S. Jabłoński, Jasna Góra-Częstochowa 2010. Patron saints of Poland