Shrines to the Virgin Mary

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In the culture and practice of some Christian Churches - mainly, but not solely, the Roman Catholic Church - 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.

Many of the shrines have acquired a symbolic value for patriotism and nationalism in their area.

Among the shrines considered most significant for their apparitions:

Contents 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Brazil 3 Canada 4 China 5 France 6 India 7 Ireland 8 Italy 9 Japan 10 Lebanon 11 Lithuania 12 Malta 13 Mexico 14 Netherlands 15 Nicaragua 16 Philippines 17 Poland 18 Portugal 19 Puerto Rico 20 Spain 21 Turkey 22 Ukraine 23 United Kingdom 24 United States 25 Venezuela 26 Vietnam 27 Other shrines 28 See also 29 External links

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Our Lady of Peace (Queen of Peace) in Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Brazil

• Aparecida The largest Marian shrine in the world, as well as the most popular pilgrimage site in Latin America. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint.

[edit] Canada

• Our Lady of Combermere in Ontario, Canada

[edit] China

• Our Lady of China in Donglu, China
• The Virgin of Sheshan, Help of Christians in Sheshan, China
• Our Lady of Bliss near Guiyang, China

[edit] France

• Our Lady of La Salette in La Salette, France
• The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France
• The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, France

[edit] India

• Our Lady of Good Health Vailankanni, India
• Our Lady of Poondy, Tamilnadu, India

[edit] Ireland

• The Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland in Knock, Ireland

[edit] Italy

• Loreto, Italy
• Holy Mary of Third Millennium at Three Fountains, Rome, Italy ^[1]
• Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei, Pompei, Italy

[edit] Japan

• Our Lady of Akita Akita, Japan

[edit] Lebanon

• Our Lady of Bechouat, a Marian sanctuary in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon.
• Our Lady of Bekaa, a Marian shrine located in Zahle, 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 Lourdes Monument, Ain Ebel, Lebanon
• Our Lady of Mantara, a Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon

[edit] Lithuania

• Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania

[edit] Malta

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sanctuary, Valletta,Malta
• Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Ghar, Rabat, Malta
• Santwarju tal-Madonna ta' Pinu, Għarb,Gozo
• The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa in Mellieħa, Malta
• The Sanctuary of our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Cospicua, Malta

[edit] Mexico

• The Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico

[edit] Netherlands

• Our Lady of Heiloo in the Netherlands
• Our Lady of Sorrows in Warfhuizen, the Netherlands
• The "sweet mother" in the cathedral of 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.

[edit] Nicaragua

• San Francisco de Cuapa

[edit] Philippines

• Mary, Help of Christians, Paranaque
• Our Lady of the Visitation of Piat, Piat, Cagayan, Philippines
• Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Manaoag in Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines
• Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Nuestra Señora de la Naval De Manila in Quezon City, Philippines

[edit] Poland

• The Black Madonna of Czestochowa in Czestochowa, Poland
• The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen in Lichen, Poland

Marian Sanctuaries in Poland
Locality	Church	Cult Object
Bardo	Church of the Visitiation of our Lady. Redemptorists	Sculpture of our lady from the 12th century ., crowned July 3rd 1966. (abp Bolesław Kominek)
Będków	Church of the Immaculate Conception	Icon of Our Lady of Będkow from the 15th century.
Biechowo	Church of the Immaculate Conception Paulists	Icon of Our Lady of Joy MB from the 15th century crowned September 12, 1976. by (cardinal. Stefan Wyszyński)
Błotnica	Church of the Immaculate Conception	Icon of Our Lady from the 16th century crowned in 1977.
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 Virigin Mary	obraz MB Borkowskiej z Dzieciątkiem, crowned on the August 15th 1919

[edit] Portugal

• Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal

[edit] Puerto Rico

• Our Lady of the Well in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico

[edit] Spain

• The Sanctuary of the Black Virgin of Montserrat, Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain
• The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

[edit] 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

[edit] Ukraine

• Pochayiv Lavra in Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom

• Our Lady of Ipswich in Ipswich, England
• Our Lady of Walsingham in Walsingham, England
• Our Lady of the Taper in Cardigan, Wales
• Shrine of Our Lady of Caversham, near Reading in Berkshire
• Shrine of Our Lady, Bradstowe
• Our Lady of Doncaster in Doncaster, England

[edit] United States

• Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine in Orlando, Florida
• National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, in Belleville, Illinois
• Our Lady of Prompt Succor in New Orleans, Louisiana
• The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Maryland
• National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, in Attleboro, Massachusetts
• Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos, in Jefferson County, Missouri
• National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, in Perryville, Missouri
• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, in Rhineland, Missouri
• Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Eastport, New York
• The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, North Jackson, Ohio
• Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, Erin, Wisconsin
• Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto located on the grounds of St. Francis Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin
• Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Brown County, Wisconsin
• Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin

[edit] Venezuela

• The Shrine of Our Lady of Betania, in the State of Miranda, Venezuela

[edit] Vietnam

• Our Lady of La Vang in La Vang, Vietnam

[edit] Other shrines

• Our Lady of Zeiton, apparitions of Virgin Mary on the Coptic Orthodox Church.
• The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, USA
• Covadonga, Asturias, Spain.
• Santa María de Guadalupe, Spain.
• Sanctuary of macereto, in Italy
• The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Longtian, China
• The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Qingyang, China
• Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers[1] at Bayside, New York
• The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Maryland
• Valvanera, Spain
• Peñafrancia Basilica Minore, Philippines

[edit] See also

• Marian apparition
• Necedah Shrine

[edit] External links

• Truly Open Directory Web Page
• These Last Days Ministries - the largest and most complete site for Our Lady of the Roses