Peregrynacja Matki Bożej Rokitniańskiej na dwór królewski w Warszawie, przyczynek do dziejów obrazu

The image of Our Lady displayed in the church in Rokitno – formerly owned by Kazimierz Jan Opalinski (1636-1693), the abbot of Bledzew and the bishop of Chełmno – was studied by the special diocesan commission due to the fact that the faithful received graces after praying for intercession in front of this image. The commission, established by Bishop Stefan Wierzbicki to assess sanctity of the image, debated in the years 1669-1671. It was composed of Rev. Kazimierz Jan Steczewicz, the dean of Zbąszyń, who prepared and published a report on the circumstances accompanying the work of the curial team of experts. Steczewicz also stated that the image itself was not present in Rokitno during the research because it had been taken to the royal court in Warsaw by King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki. This article describes the circumstances (well-known from historical studies) of the peregrination of the image to Warsaw and Lublin and briefly presents the person of the bishop of Poznań, Stefan Wierzbicki, who contributed to making the Marian image of Rokitno famous.