Coronation of the Icon of Our Lady of the Dawn Gate 1927 Koronacja obrazu Matki Boskiej Ostrobramskiej

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.