Shrines to Mary, mother of Jesus

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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 destinations of Christian pilgrimages.

Albania

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

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

  • Pilgrimage Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Hejnice
  • 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

Gibraltar

Greece

Guatemala

  • The Virgin of Carmel Sanctuary. Guatemala city.

Holy Land

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

Honduras

Hong Kong

Indonesia

India

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.
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

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[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

Spain

Altar of the Virgin of El Rocío, Huelva, Spain

Sri Lanka

Switzerland

Syria

Turkey

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

Uruguay

Venezuela

Vietnam

See also

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  10. ^ Shrine of Our Lady of Europe Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Gibraltar Government
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  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.
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  24. ^ View of the two Walsingham shrines on their joint website.
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  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".
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  33. ^ "Visitors to Belmont Abbey". Belmontabbeycollege.edu. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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  37. ^ For further reading, see Marian Shrines of the United States: A Pilgrim's Travel Guide (Liguori Publications).