Gidle is a
village in
Radomsko County,
Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central
Poland. It is the seat of the
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) called
Gmina Gidle. It lies approximately south of
Radomsko and south of the regional capital
Łódź.
In 2007 the village had a population of 1,540.
The previous names of the village included Gidzielice and Gidżle.
Gidle is the site of a Dominican monastery with a chapel of the miraculous figure of
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...
. The sanctuary is a destination of religious pilgrimages from all over Poland.
File:Gidle, kościół par., ob. fil. p.w. św. Marii Magdaleny 02.JPG, Mary Magdalene Church, built in 1659
File:Gidle zespół klasztorny kartuzów nr 613950 (14).JPG, Carthusian Monastery
File:Gidle2.JPG, The stone figure at the main church
File:Kapliczka przydrozna, Gidle.JPG, A roadside chapel
File:Gidle8.JPG, 17th-century painted testimonies of miraculous healings
File:Gidle9.JPG, 17th-century painted testimonies of miraculous healings
File:Gidle4.JPG, Main altar in the church
File:Gidle5.JPG, Details of the altar
File:Gidle6.JPG, Stained-glass window showing St. Dominic
References
External links
Official websitePictures of Gidle and its neighbourhood
Villages in Radomsko County
Catholic pilgrimage sites
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