Shrines to the Virgin Mary

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A shrine to the Virgin Mary (or Marian shrine) is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a site on which is centered a historically strong Marian devotion. Such locales are often the destination of pilgrimages.

Algeria[]

Andorra[]

Argentina[]

Our Lady of Luján at the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in Argentina

Australia[]

Austria[]

Belgium[]

Our Lady of Beauraing

Bolivia[]

  • Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, Copacabana

Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Brazil[]

  • Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida

Canada[]

  • Our Lady of Combermere in Ontario
  • in Ajax, Ontario
  • in London, Ontario
  • Our Lady of the Cape at Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
  • Our Lady of the Rockies in Canmore, Alberta
  • For a complete list, see footnote[1]

Chile[]

China[]

  • Our Lady of China in Donglu
  • The Virgin of Sheshan, Help of Christians in Sheshan
  • Our Lady of Bliss near Guiyang, China
  • The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Longtian
  • The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Qingyang

Colombia[]

Costa Rica[]

Croatia[]

  • Our Lady of Marija Bistrica in Marija Bistrica
  • Our Lady of Trsat in Rijeka
  • Our Lady of Sinj in Sinj
  • Our Lady of Voćin in Voćin
  • Our Lady of Aljmaš in Aljmaš
  • Our Lady of Gorica in Baška, island of Krk
  • Our Lady of Remete in Remete
  • Our Lady of Kloštar in Slavonski Kobaš
  • Our Lady of Molve in Molve

Cuba[]

  • Our Lady of Charity, El Cobre, near Santiago de Cuba

Cyprus[]

  • Kykkos Monastery

Czech Republic[]

  • Pilgrimage Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Hejnice
  • Basilica of the Visitation Statue of Our Lady (Frýdek), Frýdek-Místek
  • Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady - Black Madonna of Brno

Dominican Republic[]

  • Our Lady of Altagracia (Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia),[2] in Higuey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.

Ecuador[]

  • National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne (Nuestra Señora de el Cisne),[3] in El Cisne, Loja, Ecuador.
  • National Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche, El Quinche, Pichincha Province

Egypt[]

France[]

Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto
  • Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres in Chartres
  • Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
  • Notre Dame de La Salette in La Salette:
  • Notre Dame de Bonne Délivrance in Neuilly:
  • Notre Dame de Paris in Paris
  • Basilica of Notre Dame des Victoires in Paris
  • Our Lady of Lourdes and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Lourdes
  • Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg in Strasbourg

Germany[]

  • Shrine of St. Mary, in Aachen Cathedral. This church, frequently referred to as the Kaiserdom ("Imperial Cathedral"), is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen.
  • Chapel of Grace, in Altötting, Bavaria. The first miracles attributed to praying to the Virgin Mother at this shrine were reported to have taken place in 1489.
  • Chapel of Grace in Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, site of an "Image of Grace" (Gnadenbild) of St.Mary since the Thirty Years' War.

Gibraltar[]

  • Our Lady of Europe at Europa Point, the southernmost point in Western Europe. A shrine to Mary has existed on the site since 1462.[4]

Greece[]

  • Our Lady of Tinos, Tinos Island, Greece's patron saint.
  • Panagia Ekatontapiliani, an important shrine in the island of Paros.
  • Panagia Tripiti, Town of Aigio, Peloponnese
  • Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, Mount Athos, Greece; the Mother of God is the only woman allowed.
  • Panahrantos (Immaculate), monastery in Andros, Cyclades, Greece.
  • Sumela New Monastery close to Veria, Greece, a monastery that was created in Northern Greece, in memory of the Sumela monastery, for Pontic Greeks that were expelled from the region of Trabzon in Turkey after the forced population exchange of the 1920s.

Guatemala[]

  • The Basilica of the Virgin of the Rosary (Temple of Santo Domingo). Guatemala city.
  • The Virgin of Carmel Sanctuary. Guatemala city.

Holy Land[]

Twelfth-century façade of Mary's Tomb in the garden of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem
  • The Basilica of the Annunciation, in Nazareth.
  • Stella Maris, Monastery, Mt Carmel, Haifa, Israel
  • The Abbey of the Dormition, also known as Church of the Dormition of Our Lady on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem.
  • The Church of the Tomb of the Virgin Mary in the garden of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem
  • Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Virgin Mary in Bethlehem

Indonesia[]

  • Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni, Medan
  • Sendangsono, Central Java
  • Kerep Marian Shrine, Ambarawa
  • Sendang Sriningsih, Klaten
  • Tritis Marian Grotto, Yogyakarta
  • Lawangsih Marian Grotto, Yogyakarta
  • Sendang Jatiningsih, Yogyakarta

India[]

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Ireland[]

Italy[]

The shrine dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pompei, Italy

Japan[]

  • Our Lady of Akita, Akita, Japan

Lebanon[]

Our Lady of Lebanon, Harissa, Lebanon
  • Our Lady of Bechouat, a Marian sanctuary in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon.
  • Our Lady of Bekaa, a Marian shrine located in Zahlé, Lebanon with panoramic views of the Beqaa Valley.
  • Our Lady of the Waterfall, a Marian shrine in Jezzine, Lebanon
  • Our Lady of Lebanon, a Marian shrine in Harissa, Lebanon
  • Our Lady of Light, a Marian chapel in Centre Ville, Beirut in Lebanon
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Monument, Ain Ebel, Lebanon
  • Our Lady of Mantara, a Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon
  • Our Lady of Miziara, Mother of Mercies, Zgharta, Lebanon
  • Our Lady of Nourieh, a Marian shrine and monastery atop Theoprosopon in Hamat, Lebanon.
  • Our Lady of the Wind, Enfeh, Lebanon

Lithuania[]

  • Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,[9] in , Lithuania
  • Our Lady of Šiluva in Siluva
  • Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Trakai
  • Žemaičių Kalvarija, Lithuania

Malta[]

Malaysia[]

Mexico[]

Monaco[]

Montenegro[]

  • Our Lady of the Rocks, Perast

Netherlands[]

Sorrowful Mother of Warfhuizen
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea, Maastricht
  • Our Lady the Sweet Mother, 's-Hertogenbosch, St. John's Cathedral
  • Our Lady of Handel,
  • The Lady of All Nations, Amsterdam
  • Our Lady Wealth of Joys, Oirschot
  • Basilica of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sittard
  • Our Lady at Peril, Heiloo
  • Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden, Warfhuizen
  • Our Lady under the Limes, Uden
  • Our Lady of Ommel, Ommel
  • Our Lady under the Limes, Thorn
  • Our Lady of Frieswijk,
  • Our Lady of Oud-Zevenaar, Oud Zevenaar
  • Our Lady of Bolsward, Bolsward
  • Our Lady of Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden
  • Our Lady ter Weeghe, Haastrecht
  • Our Lady of the sand, Roermond
  • Our Lady of Schilberg, Echt
  • Our Lady of Haarlem, Haarlem
  • Our Lady of Eiteren, IJsselstein
  • Our Lady in the Oak, Meerveldhoven
  • Our Lady of Aarle-Rixtel, Aarle-Rixtel

Nicaragua[]

  • San Francisco de Cuapa

Pakistan[]

Philippines[]

Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia
Manila Cathedral
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila

Poland[]

The Sanctuary of Victoriaus Our Lady in Brdów (Poland)
Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Tartaków in Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Poland Church in Łukawiec.
Interior of the Basilica in The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen in Licheń Stary, Poland home to the holy icon of Our Lady of Sorrows
Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Consolation in Bernardine Monastery in Przeworsk
Marian Sanctuaries in Poland
Locality Church Relic or Object
Bardo Church of the Visitiation of our Lady. Redemptorists Sculpture of our lady from the 12th century ., crowned 3 July 1966. (abp Bolesław Kominek)
Biechowo Church of the Immaculate Conception Paulists Icon of Our Lady of Joy MB from the 15th century crowned 12 September 1976. by (cardinal. Stefan Wyszyński)
Bochnia Church of St. Nicholas Icon of Our Lady from the 15th-16th century, crowned in 1931.
Borek Stary Monastery of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary obraz MB Borkowskiej z Dzieciątkiem, crowned on 15 August 1919
Brdów Pauline Fathers Monastery Icon of Victoriaus Our Lady, crowned in 1983
Częstochowa Jasna Góra Monastery The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, crowned on 8 September 1717
Gniezno Franciscan church and monastery in Gniezno Virgin Mary of Consolation, the Lady of Gniezno
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Kalwaria Zebrzydowska park Our Lady of Calvary
Kodeń The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Monastery of Saint Ann Icon of Our Lady, Mother of Unity
Krzeszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów Icon of Our Lady, Mother of Grace
Licheń Stary The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń Icon of Our Lady of Sorrows
Łukawiec The Sanctuary od Our Lady of Łukawiec Icon of Our Lady of Łukawiec (Tartaków) from 17th century, crowned on 3 June 1991
Niepokalanów The Franciscan Basilica of Omni-mediatress of All Glories Figure of Our Lady of Omni-mediatress of All Glories
Przeworsk The Bernardine Monastery of Saint Barbara Icon of Our Lady of Consolation from the 17th century
Różanystok The Salesian Church Icon of Our Lady, Help of Christians
Rychwałd, Silesian Voivodeship Minor basilica of Rychwałd - Sanctuary in Rychwałd Madonna and Child - Our Lady of Rychwałd
Stara Błotnica Church of the Immaculate Conception Icon of Our Lady from the 16th century crowned in 1977.
Stoczek Klasztorny Former Bernardine Church Icon of Our Lady Queen of Peace
Święta Lipka Basilica of the Visitation - Sanctuary of Saint Mary Madonna and Child - Our Lady of Swięta Lipka
Wąwolnica Basilica of St. Adalbert Virgin Kębelska -Figure of the Virgin Mary with the baby Christ

Portugal[]

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal, is one of the most famous Marian shrines in the world.

Romania[]

Russia[]

Rwanda[]

  • Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Kibeho

Slovakia[]

  • Marianka, Malacky District
  • Basilika Minor-Visitation of Virgin Mary-Levoca
  • Basilika of Birthday Virgin Mary-Zilina
  • Basilika of Birthday Virgin Mary-Vranov n Toplou
  • Our Lady of Snow-Banska Stiavnica
  • Our Lady of Sorrow-Petrzalka
  • Our Lady of Rosary-Ruzomberok-Cernova
  • Assumption of Virgin Mary-Bratislava-Blumental
  • Assumption of Virgin Mary-Bratislava-Notre Dame
  • Assumption of Virgin Mary-Banska Stiavnica
  • Assumption of Virgin Mary-Topolcany
  • Assumption of Virgin Mary-Pezinok
  • Visitation of Virgin Mary-Nitra

Serbia[]

South Africa[]

Slovenia[]

  • The National Shrine Mary Help of Christians at Brezje [2]
  • The mantled Virgin Mary - the protector from Ptujska Gora[11]
  • Church of Our Lady of Mercy on Zaplaz[12]
  • Basilica of St. Mary, Mother of God at Sveta Gora[13]
  • Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Petrovče[14]

South Korea[]

  • , Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong-gun im North Chungcheong Province

Spain[]

Altar of the Virgin of El Rocío, Huelva, Spain

Sri Lanka[]

Switzerland[]

  • Shrine of Our Lady of Einsiedeln, Einsiedeln
  • Madonna del Sasso, Orselina

Syria[]

Turkey[]

  • House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, believed to be the place where Mary was taken to by St. John and lived until the Assumption.
  • Church of Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, in which the Council of Ephesus (the Third Ecumenical Council) was held in 431.
  • Life-giving Spring in Istanbul, a famous spring associated with the healing powers of the Theotokos, the feast of which is celebrated on the Friday after Easter.
  • Sumela monastery, an important site of pilgrimage for Pontic Greeks situated in the Trabzon region.

Ukraine[]

  • Dzhublyk, Zakarpattia Oblast
  • Pochayiv Lavra in Ukraine
  • The Basilica of the Most Holy Theotokos of Zarvanytsia, Ukraine
Our Lady of Westminster

United Kingdom[]

United States[]

See also: List of shrines § United States
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington
  • Archdiocesan Marian Shrine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Basilica of the National Shrine of the; in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos, in Jefferson County, Missouri
  • Blessed Virgin Mary, Shrine of the; in Holy Name of Jesus Church, San Francisco, California
  • Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California
  • Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, Basilica of; in Erin, Wisconsin
  • Immaculate Conception, Basilica of the National Shrine of the; in Washington, D.C.
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, National Blue Army Shrine of the; in Washington, New Jersey (see Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima#Blue Army Shrine)
  • Mary, Mother of the Church, National Shrine of; on the grounds of St. Patrick Church, Laurie, Missouri (in the Diocese of Jefferson City)[21]
  • Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine, National Shrine of; in Orlando, Florida
  • Necedah Shrine, an interdicted Marian shrine in Necedah, Wisconsin.
  • Our Lady of Consolation, Basilica and National Shrine of, in Carey, Ohio
  • Our Lady of Czestochowa, National Shrine of; in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
  • Our Lady of Fátima shrine[22] in Franklin Furnace, Ohio
  • Our Lady of Good Help, Shrine of; Brown County, Wisconsin
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Shrine of; Des Plaines, Illinois
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Shrine of; in LaCrosse, Wisconsin
  • Our Lady of the Island, Shrine of; in Manorville, New York
  • Our Lady of La Leche, Shrine of; at Mission Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine, Florida
  • Our Lady of La Salette, National Shrine of; in Attleboro, Massachusetts
  • Our Lady of Lebanon, National Shrine of; North Jackson, Ohio
  • Our Lady of Loreto, in Goliad, Texas
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, in Emmitsburg, Maryland
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Belmont Abbey, Charlotte, North Carolina.[23]
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, National Shrine of; in Euclid, Ohio
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto located on the grounds of St. Francis Seminary, in St. Francis, Wisconsin
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto maintained by the Missionary Association of Mary Immaculate in San Antonio, Texas
  • Our Lady of Martyrs, Shrine of, Auriesville, New York (also known as the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs)
  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, National Shrine of; in Perryville, Missouri
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel, National Shrine of;[24] in Middletown, New York
  • Our Lady of Peace Shrine, in Santa Clara, California
  • Our Lady of Pompeii in New York City
  • Our Lady of Prompt Succor, in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Our Lady of the Rockies, in Butte, Montana
  • Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers[25] at Bayside, New York
  • Our Lady of the Snows, National Shrine of, in Belleville, Illinois
  • Our Lady of Sorrows, Shrine of; in Rhineland, Missouri
  • Our Lady of Walsingham, National Shrine of; in Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Our Lady of Walsingham for the Episcopal Church, National Shrine to; Grace Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
  • Our Sorrowful Mother, National Sanctuary of; in Portland, Oregon
  • Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine (in memory of military veterans) in LaSalle, Illinois
  • Saint Mary, Cathedral of, in Miami, Florida
  • Schoenstatt Marian Shrine, in Madison, Wisconsin
  • For a complete list and further reading, see footnotes[26][27]

Uruguay[]

Venezuela[]

Vietnam[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Marian Shrines in Canada webpage. The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, US. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. ^ es:Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
  3. ^ "Official website of the National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne". Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  4. ^ Shrine of Our Lady of Europe Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Gibraltar Government
  5. ^ "Shrines in India : University of Dayton, Ohio". Udayton.edu. 11 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Miracle draws huge crowd to Manarcad Church". News18. 28 February 2012.
  7. ^ ""Holy Soonoro (Holy Girdle) of our Mother" (Discovery)". Mgocsmdiaspora.org. 14 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Missionaries of the Divine Revelation". Divinarivelazione.org. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pivašiūnai". Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. ^ Lebedeva, Elena (18 December 2006). "Xрам Святого Николая Чудотворца В Толмачах" [Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Tolmachi]. pravoslavie.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. ^ "The beauty of all churches: The mantled Virgin Mary - the protector". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Zgodovina cerkve | Marijino svetišče na Zaplazu". Zaplaz.si. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Sveta Gora - dobrodošli - Zgodovina Svete Gore". Svetagora.si. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Bazilika Matere Božje v Petrovčah" [Basilica of the Mother of God in Petrovče] (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Suffolk Churches site". Suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  16. ^ View of the two Walsingham shrines on their joint website.
  17. ^ "St Mary's Willesden-Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden". stmarywillesden.
  18. ^ "Our Lady of Willesden - Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Willesden".
  19. ^ "SHRINE OF THE MIRACULOUS RELIC IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE". www.relicourladyofguadalupe.co.uk.
  20. ^ Warwick Street Church, London W1, displaying a sign "Church of the Assumption"; Lady Chapel; Grant of Indulgence (Summary of the Decree of Pope Pius IX, promulgated 15 May 1877, remaining in force in perpetuity); [1]Reginald C. Fuller, "Warwick Street Church - A Short History and Guide".
  21. ^ O'Neill, Eddie (1 January 2017). "Motherly Welcome in Missouri: A Visit to the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Parks: Our Lady Of Fatima Shrine". www.americaonwheels.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Visitors to Belmont Abbey". Belmontabbeycollege.edu. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  24. ^ "The magnificent main Chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel". www.ourladyofmtcarmelshrine.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  25. ^ "Our Lady of the Roses Mary Help of Mothers - The Official Site". www.ourladyoftheroses.org.
  26. ^ Marian Shrines in the United States webpage. The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  27. ^ For further reading, see Marian Shrines of the United States: A Pilgrim's Travel Guide (Liguori Publications).
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