Coronation of the Icon of Our Lady of the Dawn Gate
The coronation ceremony of the Icon of Our Lady of the Dawn Gate took place on 2 July 1927. It was a grand celebration, not only religious, but also national, attended by state dignitaries headed by President Ignacy Mościcki and Marshal Jozef Pilsudski. Despite a storm and rain, Vilnius was visited by thousands of pilgrims, including Poles from the Kaunas region, which is part of Lithuania, for whom it was also a patriotic manifestation. Just 2 days later, on 4 July, a film account of the ceremony was screened at Warsaw's Colosseum cinema. In 2023, the film was reconstructed based on three incomplete copies.
