Trails in the Silesian and Opole Provinces

Mochów is a village located in the Prudnik district, in the Głogówek municipality. It is located in the Prudnik land, within historical Lower Silesia. The Osobłoga river flows through the village. Mochów was first mentioned in 1358 in German sources. The most well-known facility in the village is the Pauline monastery complex, which was built in 1388. It was the second – after Jasna Góra – foundation of Duke Władysław Opolczyk. The place intended for the monastery and church was called the Meadow of the Virgin Mary in the duke's document. In the 13th century, a wooden chapel stood there. The duke brought twelve Pauline fathers and brothers from Hungary to the newly created monastery. In the 15th century, the monastery was destroyed by the Hussites. Its reconstruction took place at the end of the next century. The final reconstruction of the monastery in the Baroque style was carried out in the second half of the 17th century. During the Thirty Years' War, in the years 1655–1656, the painting of Our Lady of Częstochowa was stored there. Historical records show that it arrived in Mochów again in 1705, when the Swedish army led by General Stromberg approached Częstochowa. After the danger passed, the painting returned to the Jasna Góra chapel. Currently, a copy of the painting can be seen in the monastery.