List of Christian shrines

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This is a list of the more notable Christian shrines around the world.

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Africa

Algeria

Cameroon

Egypt

Kenya

Rwanda

South Africa

Uganda

Asia

Cyprus

India

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Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni

Israel

Japan

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Notre-Dame de Mantara

Lebanon

Pakistan

Palestine

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Syria

Turkey

Vietnam

Europe

Andorra

Austria

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Maria Plain Basilica

Belgium

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Our Lady of Tongeren Basilica

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

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Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse, Paris
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Shrine of Magi, Cologne Cathedral

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Malta

The Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Shrine of Christ the King. Cristo Rei, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012-05-12, DD 01.JPG
Shrine of Christ the King.

Spain

Slovakia

Ukraine

United Kingdom

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The image of Our Lady of Walsingham

North America

Canada

Mexico

United States

South America

Brazil

Ecuador

Venezuela

Oceania

Australia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes</span> Marian shrine in Hautes-Pyrénées, France

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of Walsingham</span> Title of Mary, mother of Jesus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of Lourdes</span> A title of Mary, mother of Jesus

Our Lady of Lourdes is a title of the Virgin Mary. She is venerated under this title by the Roman Catholic Church due to her apparitions that occurred in Lourdes, France. The first apparition of 11 February 1858, of which Bernadette Soubirous told her mother that a "Lady" spoke to her in the cave of Massabielle while she was gathering firewood with her sister and a friend. Similar apparitions of the "Lady" were reported on 18 occasions that year, until the climax revelation in which she introduced herself as: "the Immaculate Conception". On 18 January 1862, the local Bishop of Tarbes Bertrand-Sévère Laurence endorsed the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of the Rosary</span> Title of the Virgin Mary

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lourdes grotto</span> Replicas of the Massabielle Grotto

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">National shrine</span> Catholic designation of a sacred place

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal</span> Church in Pennsylvania, United States

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