Jasna Góra Monastery was founded in 1382 by Pauline monks who came from Hungary at the invitation of Vladislaus II of Opole.

The event stimulated the Polish resistance and shortly thereafter, in the cathedral of Lwów (Lviv), on April 1, 1656, Jan Kazimierz, the King of Poland, solemnly pronounced his vow to consecrate the country to the protection of the Mother of God and proclaimed Her the Patron and Queen of the lands in his kingdom.

Between 1760 and 1772 in the monastery was imprisoned Jacob Frank, Polish-Jewish religious leader, founder of the Frankist sect, who considered himself a messiah.

In 1909, during the Congress Poland period, thieves broke into the monastery and stole millions in rubles worth of jewels, pearls, and other valuables.

[7] Among the monastery's most important exhibits is the medal from the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize received by Lech Wałęsa, the former Polish president and trade-union organizer.

[10] There are typically numerous pilgrims and tourists at Jasna Góra Monastery, and the volume of excited voices can be high.