Shrines to the Virgin Mary

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.

Façade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy
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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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Canada
For a complete list, see footnote[1]

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica
  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, Cartago

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

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

Ecuador

Egypt

France
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto

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

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

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

Lebanon
Our Lady of Lebanon, Harissa, Lebanon

Lithuania

Malta

Malaysia

Mexico

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands
Sorrowful Mother of Warfhuizen

Nicaragua

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 Lichen Icon of Our Lady of Sorrows
Łukawiec The Sanctuary od Our Lady of Łukawiec Obraz Matki Bożej Łukawieckiej z Tartakowa 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

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
  • The mantled Virgin Mary - the protector from Ptujska Gora[10]
  • Church of Our Lady of Mercy on Zaplaz[11]
  • Basilica of St. Mary, Mother of God at Sveta Gora[12]
  • Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Petrovče[13]

South Korea

Spain
Altar of the Virgin of El Rocío, Huelva, Spain

Sri Lanka

Switzerland

Syria

Turkey

Ukraine
Our Lady of Westminster

United Kingdom

United States
For a complete list and further reading, see footnotes.[20][21]
See also: List of shrines § United States
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington

Uruguay

Venezuela

Vietnam
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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. 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.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Zgodovina cerkve | Marijino svetišče na Zaplazu". Zaplaz.si. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  12. "Sveta Gora - dobrodošli - Zgodovina Svete Gore". Svetagora.si. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Suffolk Churches site". Suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  15. View of the two Walsingham shrines on their joint website.
  16. "St Mary's Willesden-Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden". stmarywillesden.
  17. "Our Lady of Willesden - Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Willesden".
  18. "SHRINE OF THE MIRACULOUS RELIC IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE". www.relicourladyofguadalupe.co.uk.
  19. 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); Reginald C. Fuller, "Warwick Street Church - A Short History and Guide".
  20. Marian Shrines in the United States webpage. The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  21. For further reading, see Marian Shrines of the United States: A Pilgrim's Travel Guide (Liguori Publications).
  22. 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.
  23. http://www.americaonwheels.com/Ohio/our_lady_fatima_shrine
  24. "Visitors to Belmont Abbey". Belmontabbeycollege.edu. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  25. http://www.ourladyofmtcarmelshrine.com/Shrineinfo.htm
  26. "Our Lady of the Roses Mary Help of Mothers - The Official Site". www.ourladyoftheroses.org.
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