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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen in the village Licheń Stary, near city of Konin. The Sanctuary is Poland's largest church, the seventh largest in Europe and eleventh in the World. It was constructed - design by Barbara Bielecka - between 1994 and 2004. The Sanctuary was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1999 and is visited by numerous pilgrims every year. By some estimations the Sanctuary is visited even by one Million pilgrims by year. The Basilica is being built in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It houses a 200-year-old painting known as the Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland. The church, rising 98 meters (central nave), 141,5 metres (church tower), is 120 metres long and 77 metres in width. It can comfortably house 17,000 faithful (7,000 sitting and 10,000 standing). Licheń Stary is a village with 1200 inhabitants.

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