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Shrines to the Virgin Mary

Summary

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 destinations of Christian pilgrimages.

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

Albania edit

Algeria edit

Andorra edit

Argentina edit

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

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Austria edit

Belgium edit

 
Our Lady of Beauraing

Bolivia edit

Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

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Chile edit

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Colombia edit

Costa Rica edit

Croatia edit

Cuba edit

Cyprus edit

Czech Republic edit

  • Pilgrimage Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Hejnice
  • Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady - Black Madonna of Brno

Dominican Republic edit

Ecuador edit

Egypt edit

France edit

 
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto

Germany edit

Gibraltar edit

Greece edit

Guatemala edit

  • The Virgin of Carmel Sanctuary. Guatemala city.

Holy Land edit

 
Twelfth-century façade of Mary's Tomb in the garden of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem

Honduras edit

Hong Kong edit

Indonesia edit

India edit

Ireland edit

Italy edit

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

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Lebanon edit

 
Our Lady of Lebanon, Harissa, Lebanon

Lithuania edit

Malta edit

Malaysia edit

  • Chapel of Our Lady of Good Health (Annai Vailankanni) Kampung Pandan Kuala Lumpur. Website: http://www.sacredheartkl.org/

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Monaco edit

Montenegro edit

Netherlands edit

 
Sorrowful Mother of Warfhuizen

Nicaragua edit

Pakistan edit

Philippines edit

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

Poland edit

 
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.
 
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 edit

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

Romania edit

Russia edit

Rwanda edit

Slovakia edit

  • 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

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South Africa edit

Slovenia edit

  • The National Shrine Mary Help of Christians at Brezje [2]
  • The mantled Virgin Mary - the protector from Ptujska Gora[19]
  • Church of Our Lady of Mercy on Zaplaz[20]
  • Basilica of St. Mary, Mother of God at Sveta Gora[21]
  • Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Petrovče[22]

South Korea edit

Spain edit

 
Altar of the Virgin of El Rocío, Huelva, Spain

Sri Lanka edit

Switzerland edit

Syria edit

Turkey edit

Ukraine edit

 
Our Lady of Westminster

United Kingdom edit

United States edit

 
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington

Uruguay edit

Venezuela edit

Vietnam edit

See also edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shrines to the Virgin Mary.

References edit

  1. ^ "On the Occasion of Our Lady of Meritxell Day in Andorra", U.S. Dept. of State, September 6, 2016
  2. ^ Salles-Reese, Verónica (1997). From Viracocha to the Virgin of Copacabana: Representation of the Sacred at lake Titicaca (1st ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0292777132.
  3. ^ "Historical Summary", Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Cap
  4. ^ Our Lady of the Rockies
  5. ^ Marian Shrines in Canada webpage. The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, US. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Official website of the National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne". Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  7. ^ "The Pope meets clergy in the shrine of El Quinche and bids farewell to Ecuador," Gaudium Press
  8. ^ "History of La Salettes". Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette. 26 April 2013.
  9. ^ "La Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bonne Délivrance", Neuilly
  10. ^ Shrine of Our Lady of Europe Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Gibraltar Government
  11. ^ Kirk, Martha Ann (1 January 2004). Women of Bible Lands: A Pilgrimage to Compassion and Wisdom. Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814651568.
  12. ^ "Shrines in India : University of Dayton, Ohio". Udayton.edu. 11 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Miracle draws huge crowd to Manarcad Church". News18. 28 February 2012.
  14. ^ ""Holy Soonoro (Holy Girdle) of our Mother" (Discovery)". Mgocsmdiaspora.org. 14 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Missionaries of the Divine Revelation". Divinarivelazione.org. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  16. ^ Matt Bradley and, Ziad Jaber (2 November 2023). "Emptied by worries of war, a tiny Christian town clings to Lebanon's edge". NBC News. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pivašiūnai". Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  18. ^ Lebedeva, Elena (18 December 2006). "Храм Святого Николая Чудотворца В Толмачах" [Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Tolmachi]. pravoslavie.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  19. ^ "The beauty of all churches: The mantled Virgin Mary - the protector". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Zgodovina cerkve | Marijino svetišče na Zaplazu". Zaplaz.si. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Sveta Gora - dobrodošli - Zgodovina Svete Gore". Svetagora.si. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Suffolk Churches site". Suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  24. ^ View of the two Walsingham shrines on their joint website.
  25. ^ "St Mary's Willesden-Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden". stmarywillesden.
  26. ^ "Our Lady of Willesden - Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Willesden".
  27. ^ "SHRINE OF THE MIRACULOUS RELIC IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE". www.relicourladyofguadalupe.co.uk.
  28. ^ 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".
  29. ^ "Bro Enlli Website".
  30. ^ 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.
  31. ^ "Parks: Our Lady Of Fatima Shrine". www.americaonwheels.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  32. ^ "USCCB elevates oldest Marian shrine in U.S. to national shrine status". The Catholic Sun. 29 October 2019.
  33. ^ "Visitors to Belmont Abbey". Belmontabbeycollege.edu. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  34. ^ "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.
  35. ^ "Our Lady of the Roses Mary Help of Mothers - The Official Site". www.ourladyoftheroses.org.
  36. ^ Marian Shrines in the United States webpage. The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  37. ^ For further reading, see Marian Shrines of the United States: A Pilgrim's Travel Guide (Liguori Publications).

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