A pilgrimage church () is a church to which

pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a travel, journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) w ...

s are regularly made, or a church along a pilgrimage route, like the Way of St. James, that is visited by pilgrims. Heilige Stiege Bonn

Pilgrimage churches are often located by the graves of

saint In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

s, or hold portraits to which miraculous properties are ascribed or saintly

relic In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Reli ...

s that are safeguarded by the church for their veneration. Such relics may include the bones, books or pieces of clothing of the saints, occasionally also fragments of the

cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

of Jesus, pieces of the

crown of thorns According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns ( or ) was placed on the head of Jesus during the Passion of Jesus, events leading up to his crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion. It was one of the Arma Christi, instruments of the Passion, e ...

, the nails with which he was fixed to the cross and other similar objects. Pilgrimage churches were also built at places where

miracles A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary define"Miracle"as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divin ...

took place.

List of Roman Catholic pilgrimage churches

Churches are listed in alphabetical order of the sites in or near where they are located.

Austria

Ardning Ardning is a municipality in the district of Liezen in the Austrian state of Styria Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second ...

Styria Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and cloc ...

: Pilgrimage Church of Frauenberg ( Wallfahrtskirche Frauenberg an der Enns) *

Bad Leonfelden Bad Leonfelden is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Steven Beller, author of ''A Concise History of Austria'', who has family links to Bad Leonfelden, cites episodes from the town's history ...

Upper Austria Upper Austria ( ; ; ) is one of the nine States of Austria, states of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg (state), Salzbur ...

: Pilgrimage Church of Maria Schutz am Bründl ( Katholische Kirche Maria Schutz) *

Berg bei Rohrbach Berg bei Rohrbach was a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. On May 1, 2015, Berg bei Rohrbach was merged with neighboring communities of Rohrbach in Oberösterreich to the municipality Rohrbach-Berg. G ...

, Upper Austria: Pilgrimage Church of Maria Trost ( Wallfahrtskirche Maria Trost) * Bergheim near

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

: Maria Plain *

Christkindl The Christkind (; ), also called Christkindl, is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, southern and western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portug ...

, Upper Austria: Pilgrimage Church of Christkindl ( Wallfahrtskirche Christkindl) * Fernitz, Styria: Pilgrimage Church of Maria Trost ( Wallfahrtskirche Maria Trost Fernitz) * Gaflenz, Upper Austria: St. Sebald am Heiligenstein *

Graz Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...

, Styria: Mariagrüner Kirche, Graz *

, Styria: Mariatrost Basilica * Gurk, Carinthia: Gurk Cathedral (grave of Saint

Hemma of Gurk Hemma of Gurk (; 27 June 1045),29 June according t also called Emma of Gurk (), was a noblewoman and founder of several churches and monasteries in the Duchy of Carinthia. Buried at Gurk Cathedral since 1174, she was beatified on 21 November 12 ...

) * Gutenstein, Lower Austria:

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Our Mother of Perpetual Succour (), colloquially known as Our Lady of Perpetual Help), is a Catholic Church, Catholic Titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-century Byzantine art, Byzantine ico ...

( Wallfahrtskirche Hilfreiche Jungfrau Maria auf dem Mariahilfberg) * Heiligengrab, Bleiburg, Carinthia * Horn, Lower Austria: Maria Dreieichen * Kaltenberg, Upper Austria * Kaltenbrunn, Tyrol * Linz, Upper Austria: Pöstlingberg * Maria Dornach (Mitteldorf), Großkirchheim, Carinthia * Maria Gail, Villach * Maria Hilf ob Guttaring, Carinthia *

Maria Laach am Jauerling Maria Laach am Jauerling is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major ci ...

, Lower Austria * Maria Loreto, Saint Andrew i. L., Carinthia *

Maria Rain Maria Rain () is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia, known for its Baroque parish and pilgrimage church (rebuilt between 1700 and 1729). Geography Maria Rain lies in the Rosental, 8 km south of Klag ...

, Carinthia * St Mary's Church, Maria Saal, Carinthia *

Maria Schmolln Maria Schmolln is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn of the Austrian state of Upper Austria state. The community is mainly known as an important pilgrimage destination among rural Innviertel. The name comes from its location on the � ...

, Upper Austria * Pilgrimage Church of Maria Schnee (Maria Luggau), Lesachtal, Carinthia * Maria Schnee (at about ten places in

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

and several places in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

and neighbouring countries) *

Mariastein Mariastein may refer to: *Mariastein Abbey at Metzerlen-Mariastein, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland *Mariastern Abbey, Banja Luka in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina *Mariastein, Tyrol, a town in the district of Kufstein in Tyrol, Austria ...

, Tyrol *

Maria Taferl Maria Taferl is an Austrian market municipality of 872 people in the District of Melk and the most important pilgrimage site in all of Lower Austria. After Mariazell, Maria Taferl is the most important pilgrimage destination in all of Austria. ...

(most important pilgrimage site in Lower Austria) * Maria Waitschach, Guttaring, Carinthia *

Mariazell Mariazell (; Central Bavarian: ''Mariazöö'') is an Austrian city in the southeastern state of Styria. Well known for being a hub of winter sports and a pilgrimage destination, it is located north of Graz. It is picturesquely situated in the v ...

, Styria – which in 2003–2005 was the venue for the Central European Catholics Day * Molln, Upper Austria: Pilgrimage Church of Frauenstein * Pottenstein: Pilgrimage Church of Maria Trost im Elend * Poysdorf, Lower Austria: Maria Bründl * Saalfelden, Salzburg: Pilgrimage Church of Maria Kirchenthal * Sankt Jakob im Rosental, Carinthia: Pilgrimage Church of Maria Elend * St. Wolfgang, Upper Austria * Pilgrimage Church of St. Wolfgang ob Grades, Metnitz, Carinthia * Schollach, Lower Austria: Maria Steinparz * Seggauberg, Styria: Pilgrimage Church on the Frauenberg near Leibnitz *

Sonntagberg Sonntagberg is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. It is an important pilgrimage location for Catholics. Its basilica church is often cited as one of the most beautiful buildings in the area. Geography Sonntagberg ...

, Lower Austria * Our Dear Lady, Hochfeistritz, Eberstein, Carinthia *

Zistersdorf Zistersdorf is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The town became renowned for oil discoveries when crude oil was first extracted in August 1930, though initial production was too low for commercial use. ...

, Lower Austria: Maria Moos (oldest spring shrine in Lower Austria) *

Brazil

Aparecida Aparecida is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is located in the fertile valley of the River Paraíba do Sul on the southern (right) bank. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The popu ...

: great Marian sanctuary

Croatia

* Trsat, Dalmatia, Croatia: Pilgrimage Shrine of Our Lady of Trsat, Cathedral of St Vitus

Czech Republic

Chlum Svaté Maří Chlum Svaté Maří (in 1961–1990 Chlum nad Ohří; ) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Demographics Notable people *Josef Stingl (1919–2004), Ge ...

Družec Družec is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Etymology The name was originally written as ''Družeč'' and was derived from the personal name Družec ...

: pilgrimage church of St Mary of the Assumption *

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

-Tuřany: pilgrimage church of Church of the Annunciation *

Příbram Příbram (; or ''Przibram'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring. The town is the t ...

Svatá Hora Abbey Svatá is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The countr ...

France

Eschau Eschau is a Market town, market municipality in the Miltenberg (district), Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 3,800. Geography Location ...

: St Trophimus' Church with the relics of Sophia the Martyr and her daughters Faith, Hope and Charity *

Haguenau Haguenau (; or ; ; historical ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Département in France, department of France, of which it is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture. It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg ...

: Basilica of Our Lady of Marienthal *

Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, ; , before 1988: ''Le Puy'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Loire Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of south-central France. Located near the rive ...

: pilgrimage church of Notre-Dame du Puy *

Lisieux Lisieux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pa ...

: sanctuary of saint Teresa of the Child Jesus *

Lourdes Lourdes (, also , ; ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a ...

: site of

Marian apparitions A Marian apparition is a reported supernatural appearance of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the mother of Jesus. While sometimes described as a type of vision, apparitions are generally regarded as external manifestations, whereas visions are mor ...

with the

healing With physical trauma or disease suffered by an organism, healing involves the repairing of damaged tissue(s), organs and the biological system as a whole and resumption of (normal) functioning. Medicine includes the process by which the cells ...

spring *

Neuwiller-lès-Saverne Neuwiller-lès-Saverne (, literally ''Neuwiller near Saverne''; ; ) is a commune located in the historic and cultural region of Alsace and the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park in northeastern France. Neuwiller-lès-Saverne is within the B ...

: Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, with the relics of local saint

Adelphus According to a historical catalogue inserted in the Drogo Sacramentary (folio 126), Adelphe (also known as Adelfus, Adelphus, Adelfius) is the 10th bishop of Metz. Most agree he lived in the fifth century. Louis the Pious moved his remains in th ...

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

: pilgrimage church of

Notre-Dame de la Garde Notre-Dame de la Garde (; : Titles of Mary, Our Lady of the Guard), known to local citizens as ''la Bonne Mère'' (French for 'the Good Mother'), is a Catholic Church, Catholic Basilicas in the Catholic Church, basilica in Marseille and the city ...

* Mont St. Michel: St. Michel *

Paray-le-Monial Paray-le-Monial is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004, Paray-le-Monial has been part of the Charolais-Brionnais region. Its inhabitants are called Parodiens and P ...

: sanctuary of saint

Margaret Mary Alacoque Margaret Mary Alacoque (; 22 July 1647 – 17 October 1690) was a French Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, Visitation nun and mysticism, mystic who promoted Catholic devotions, devotion to the Sacred Heart, Sacred Heart of Jesus in its moder ...

and the

Sacred Heart The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus () is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus Christ is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind". This devotion to Christ is p ...

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

Sainte-Chapelle The Sainte-Chapelle (; ) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France. Construction b ...

with the

Crown of Thorns According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns ( or ) was placed on the head of Jesus during the Passion of Jesus, events leading up to his crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion. It was one of the Arma Christi, instruments of the Passion, e ...

Catherine Labouré Catherine Labouré, DC (May 2, 1806 – December 31, 1876) was a French member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary. She is believed to have relayed the request from the Blessed Virgin Mary to create the ...

of Lady of

Miraculous Medal The Miraculous Medal (), also known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces or the Medal of the Immaculate Conception, is a devotional medal, the design of which was originated by Catherine Labouré following her Marian apparition, apparitions of the ...

Ronchamp Ronchamp () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is located between the Vosges and the Jura mountains. Mining Museum Mining began in Ronchamp in the mid-18th century and h ...

: pilgrimage chapel of

Notre Dame du Haut Notre-Dame du Haut (; full name in ) is a Roman Catholic chapel in Ronchamp, France. Built in 1955, it is one of the finest examples of the architecture of Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. The chapel is a working religious building and is und ...

Germany

Abensberg Abensberg () is a town in the Lower Bavarian Districts of Germany, district of Kelheim (district), Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany, lying around southwest of Regensburg, east of Ingolstadt, northwest of Landshut and north of Munich. It is situa ...

(

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

): Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Assumption in the village of Allersdorf *

Abtsgmünd Abtsgmünd is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Abtsgmünd is located at the confluence of two streams, the Lein and the Kocher. The large area municipality consists of the main town of Abtsgmünd ...

: pilgrimage church of the Sacrifice of Mary (''Mariä Opferung'') in the village of Hohenstadt *

Aldenhoven Aldenhoven () is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km south-west of Jülich, 5 km north of Eschweiler and 20 km north-east of Aachen. Gallery ...

: chapel of grace, parish church, Marian pilgrimage *

Altötting Altötting (, , in contrast to "Neuötting, New Ötting"; , ) is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, capital of the Altötting (district), district Altötting of Germany. For 500 years it has been the scene of religious pilgrimages by Catholics in ...

: Shrine of Our Lady, Marian pilgrimage *

Andechs Andechs is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria in Germany. It is renowned in Germany and beyond for Andechs Abbey, a Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB ...

: Pilgrimage Church of St. Nicholas and St. Elizabeth, Maria pilgrimage,

eucharist The Eucharist ( ; from , ), also called Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament or the Lord's Supper, is a Christianity, Christian Rite (Christianity), rite, considered a sacrament in most churches and an Ordinance (Christianity), ordinance in ...

ic pilgrimage *

Amberg Amberg () is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Upper Palatinate about halfway between Regensburg and Bayreuth. History The town was first mentioned in 1034 with the name Ammenberg. It became an important trading c ...

: Pilgrimage Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help * Armsheim (

Rheinhessen Rhenish Hesse or Rhine HesseDickinson, Robert E (1964). ''Germany: A regional and economic geography'' (2nd ed.). London: Methuen, p. 542. . (, ) is a region and a former government district () in the States of Germany, German state of Rhineland ...

): former Pilgrimage church of the Precious Blood of Christ *

Beratzhausen Beratzhausen is a market town and municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to th ...

: pilgrimage church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help * Bergen bei Neuburg: pilgrimage church of the Holy Cross *

Berlin-Mariendorf Mariendorf () is a locality in the southern Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough of Berlin. Geography Mariendorf is situated between the localities of Tempelhof in the north and Marienfelde and Lichtenrade in the south. To the west it shares a border w ...

: Pilgrimage Church of Maria Frieden *

Beselich Beselich is a municipality in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Beselich lies on the northeast edge of the Limburg Basin on the edge of the Lahn valley, on the southeast slope of the Westerwald 220 m above ...

: Pilgrimage Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help * Bettbrunn: pilgrimage church of St Salvator * Biberbach: St. James the Great, St Lawrence and the Holy Cross - ''s Herrgöttle von Biberbach'' *

Birenbach Birenbach is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History As a result of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, the properties of the abbeys of and Oberhof were seized by the Duchy of Württemberg. In 180 ...

: Pilgrimage Church of the Dolorous Mother of God * Birkenstein: pilgrimage chapel of St Mary of the Assumption *

Blieskastel Blieskastel () is a city in the Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarpfalz (Saar-Palatinate) district, in Saarland, Germany which is divided into villages. It is situated on the river Blies, approximately southwest of Homburg (Saar), west of Zweibrücken, and e ...

: Holy Cross Chapel, Madonna with the Pfeilen * Bogen: Bogenberg, St Mary of the Assumption *

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

: Kreuzbergkirche * Bruchhausen (Landkreis Neuwied): Marian pilgrimage church of St. John the Baptist (Zuflucht der Sünder) * Bussen (

Upper Swabia Upper Swabia ( or ) is a region in Germany in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.''Brockhaus Enzyklopädie.'' 19. Auflage. Band 16, 1991, p. 72. The name refers to the area between the Swabian Jura, Lake Con ...

): pilgrimage church of St. John the Baptist *

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral (, , officially , English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia belonging to the Catholic Church. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archd ...

- SS. Peter and Mary (Epiphany) *

: St. Maria in der Kupfergasse (Black Madonna of Cologne) * Dahenfeld: St Remigius' Church *

Deggendorf Deggendorf (; ) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the Deggendorf district. It is located on the left bank approximately in the middle between the Danube cities of Regensburg and Passau. The Danube forms the town's natural border towards ...

: Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Sepulchre * Deggingen (Upper Filst valley): Ave Maria (pilgrimage church) * Dettelbach: pilgrimage church of Maria im Sand *

Dießen am Ammersee Dießen am Ammersee (Southern Bavarian: ''Diaßn am Ammasä'') is a municipality in the district of Landsberg (district), Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany. It is located on the shores of the Ammersee. Geography Situated in the Bavarian Alpine Fo ...

Marienmünster church Dießen Marienmünster Church is a Baroque style church in Dießen am Ammersee in the Germany, German district of Landsberg (district), Landsberg am Lech in Upper Bavaria. Architecture and style The architecture, furnishing and art combine to fo ...

in the district of Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria *

Düren Düren (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: Düre) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Aachen and Cologne, on the river Rur (river), Rur. History Roman era The area of Düren was part of Gallia Belgica, more specifically the ter ...

: St Anne's Church - veneration of the "head of Anna" - a head

of the mother of Mary *

Durmersheim Durmersheim is a small town in the district of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Southwest Germany and has a population of 12,112 (2020). Durmersheim is situated between Karlsruhe and Rastatt, in the valley of the river Rhine near the border to F ...

: pilgrimage church of Maria Bickesheim * Eckartshausen (Werneck): pilgrimage church of the Visitation of Mary * Eggerode: pilgrimage church of Birth of the Virgin Mary *

Eibingen Eibingen, now a part of Rüdesheim am Rhein, Hesse, Germany is the location of Eibingen Abbey, the Benedictine monastery founded by Hildegard of Bingen in 1165 (replacing an Augustine foundation of 1148). Eibingen preserves the treasure of relics ...

: pilgrimage church of St. Hildegard and St. John the Baptisth - burial church of Saint Hildegard and sanctuary for the Eibingen relic treasure. *

Ellwangen Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen (Jagst), in common use simply Ellwangen () is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated about north of Aalen. Ellwangen has 25,000 inha ...

: pilgrimage church of St. Mary of Loreto *

Elmstein Elmstein is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim (district), Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Ge ...

: pilgrimage church of the Mother of God *

Engelberg Engelberg (lit.: ''mountain of angel(s)'') is a village resort and a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Alongside the central village of Engelberg, the municipality enc ...

: St. Michael over the Main *

Ettal Ettal is a German municipality and a village in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria. Geography Ettal is situated in the ''Oberland'' area in the ''Graswangtal'' between the ''Loisachtal'' and '' Ammertal'', approx. 10 km north o ...

, (

Upper Bavaria Upper Bavaria (, ; ) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany. Geography Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and seat of the district gove ...

): Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Assumption * Ettenberg (Marktschellenberg): Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of Mary * Etzelsbach, (

Thüringen Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany's 16 states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Erfurt is the capital and lar ...

): Pilgrimage chapel of Etzelsbach * Fahrenberg: pilgrimage to the Holy Hill of the Visitation of Mary *

Freystadt :''"Freystadt" is also the German names for Kisielice and Kożuchów, Poland.'' Freystadt (; Northern Bavarian: ''Freystod'') is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria. It is situated near the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, 14 km sout ...

: pilgrimage church of

* Friedberg: pilgrimage church of Herrgottsruh *

Fuchsmühl Fuchsmühl is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the A ...

: pilgrimage church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help *

Fürstenfeldbruck Fürstenfeldbruck () is a town in Bavaria, Germany, 32 kilometres west of Munich. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. it had a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base. Geography F ...

Fürstenfeld Abbey Fürstenfeld Abbey (, ) is a former Cistercian monastery in Fürstenfeldbruck (formerly known simply as Bruck), Bavaria, Germany. It is situated about 25 km north-west of Munich. The abbey was one of the household monasteries of the Wittelsba ...

dedicated to the

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined it on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution as follows: It leaves open the question of whether Mary died or whether she was ra ...

(Mariä Himmelfahrt) in Bavaria *

Gößweinstein Gößweinstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. It lies within the region known as Franconian Switzerland. Districts History The first record of ''Goswinesteyn'' Castle is from 1076. Prior to 1102 the Hoch ...

Basilica In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek Eas ...

, pilgrimage church and basilica of the

Holy Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three ...

(Heilige Dreifaltigkeit) * Gottsbüren (

North Hesse North Hesse (, ) describes the northern part and historical heart of the German federated state of Hesse. The region is – unlike the name Lower Hesse – not a historical territory and also has no established, standard and official administra ...

) *

Haltern Haltern am See (''Haltern at the lake'', before December 2001 only Haltern) is a medium-sized town in the northern part of the district of Recklinghausen in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia. The town is located in the n ...

-Bergbossendorf: pilgrimage chapel of Saint Anne *

Hennef Hennef (Sieg) () is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg (river), Sieg, approx. south-east of Siegburg and east of Bonn. Hennef is the fourth-biggest town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis ...

- Bödingen: Pilgrimage Church of the Dolorous Mother of God * Herzfeld (Lippetal): pilgrimage church of St. Ida *

Hirschberg an der Bergstraße Hirschberg an der Bergstraße (, ) is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Hirschberg is situated on the Bergstraße ("Mountain Road") on the western rim of the Odenwald. It lies between Weinheim to the no ...

: pilgrimage church of

St. John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

Hohenpeißenberg Hohenpeißenberg is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. Hohenpeißenberg is situated in the Bavarian Oberland, in the Alpine Foreland. It exists only as a local subdistrict. Geography The highest point is ...

: pilgrimage chapel and church on the

Hoher Peißenberg Hoher Peißenberg is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany. Location The standalone Hoher Peißenberg ("High mount Peißen") is located in the middle of the Pfaffenwinkel region, in the Bavarian Prealps, in the Weilheim-Schongau district. Its summit ...

* Kälberau: pilgrimage church of Maria zum rauhen Wind *

Kevelaer Kevelaer (; Low Rhenish: ''Käwela'') is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the largest Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. Over one million Marian devotees, mostly from Germany and ...

: chapel of grace, candle chapel and St Mary's Basilica *

Kippenheim Kippenheim () is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Kippenheim has restored its pre-war synagogue. Notable residents *Stef Wertheimer (born 1926), German-born Israeli entrepreneur, industrialist and pol ...

: pilgrimage chapel of Maria Frieden * Klausen (Eifel): pilgrimage church of the Visitation of Mary * Kleinenberg near Lichtenau in East Westphalia: pilgrimage chapel * Koblenz-Arenberg: pilgrimage church of St. Nicholas with the Reverend Kraus' Assets (Landscape illustrated Bible) * Koblenz-Lützel: pilgrimage church of

* Kößlarn: Marian pilgrimage (

) * Küblingen (

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

): Pilgrimage Church of St. Mary * Lautenbach: Late Gothic pilgrimage church of

Coronation of the Virgin A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special ...

Leipferdingen Geisingen () is a town in the district of Tuttlingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Danube, 13 km southwest of Tuttlingen, and 21 km southeast of Villingen-Schwenningen. History Geisingen is referenced (spel ...

: pilgrimage church of St. Michael *

Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. The city is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan ...

- Alkenrath: Gezelin Chapel *

Löffingen Löffingen () is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km southwest of Donaueschingen, and 40 km southeast of Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the Li ...

(

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

): Witterschneekreuz *

Ludwigshafen am Rhein Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning "Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig's Port upon the Rhine"; Palatine German dialects, Palatine German: ''Ludwichshafe''), is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in the German state of Rh ...

Oggersheim Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon the Rhine"; Palatine German: ''Ludwichshafe''), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine (Upper Rhine), opposite Mannheim. With Mann ...

: castle and Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Assumption (Ludwigshafen) - pilgrimage to the holy house of

Loreto, Marche Loreto ( , , ) is a hill town and ''comune'' of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche region. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site. Location Loreto is located above ...

, pilgrimage site for the

Electorate of the Palatinate The Electoral Palatinate was a Imperial State, constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-electors who elected the Holy ...

Lünen Lünen () is a town with around 86,000 inhabitants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located north of Dortmund, on both banks of the Lippe (river), River Lippe. It is the largest town of the Unna (district), Unna district and part of the R ...

: St Mary's Church * Marienberg (Burghausen) * Maria Gern (Berchtesgaden): Pilgrimage Church of Maria Gern * Mainz-Gonsenheim: Nothelfer Chapel * Maria Steinbach: Pilgrimage Church of Maria Steinbach *

Marienheide Marienheide is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Marienheide is located about 50 km east of Cologne. Neighbouring places The neighbouring towns are Gummersbach and Wipperfürth as well ...

: pilgrimage church of the Visitation of Mary * Marienthal (Westerwald) * Marienweiher (

Marktleugast Marktleugast is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach (district), Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Marktleugast is located on the southeastern edge of the Franconian Forest, Frankenwald Nature Park. City arrangement Marktleugast ...

): pilgrimage basilica the Visitation of Mary * Moosbronn: pilgrimage church Our Lady of Perpetual Help * Mussenhausen: Our Dear Lady of Mount Carmel *

Neunburg vorm Wald Neunburg vorm Wald is a municipality in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 21 km east of Schwandorf on the river Schwarzach, a tributary of the Naab. Mayor The mayor is Martin Birner (CSU). He was elected in 2014 ...

: Mater Dolorosa (Ortsteil Katzdorf, Oberpfalz) *

Neuss Neuss (; written ''Neuß'' until 1968; ; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It is primarily known for its ...

: Quirinusmünster (1209-1230) * Nußdorf am Inn (Bavaria): the Visitation of Mary (Kirchwald) *

Nothgottes Nothgottes (, "Need of God") is a Cistercian monastery and a pilgrimage destination above Eibingen, in Rüdesheim am Rhein, Hesse, Germany. Pilgrimages to the location date back to the 14th century, and have continued to the present day, especia ...

: Abbey near Eibingen in Rheingau, pilgrimage to the Gnadenbild Nothgottes * Oberfell: Pilgrimage Church of Bleidenberg and Pilgerstein, hilltop pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Church *

Ottersweier Ottersweier is a municipality in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the district of Rastatt, and lies between the larger towns Bühl and Achern. History 18th Century In 1774, the widow Margravine Maria Viktoria Pauline vo ...

: pilgrimage church of Maria Linden *

Ottobeuren Ottobeuren ( Swabian: ''Ottobeire'', Medieval Latin: ''Ottobura'') is a market town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located 11 km southeast of Memmingen near the A7. It is famous for Ottobeuren Abbey, situated next to the Basilica. Th ...

: SS. Alexander and Theodore *

Pfaffen-Schwabenheim Pfaffen-Schwabenheim is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Ba ...

Stiftskirche (Pfaffen-Schwabenheim) In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons, a non-monastic or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, headed by a dignitary bearing ...

, pilgrimage to the

Maria, Königin des Friedens Maria, Königin des Friedens (Mary, Queen of Peace) is a pilgrimage church and parish in Neviges, part of Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The pilgrimage dates back to 1676. Neviges was the home of a Franciscan monastery from 1675 until ...

, um 1750 aus dem Cologneer Karmel St. Maria vom Frieden (Cologne) geschenkt *

Planegg Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Würm, 13 km west of Munich (centre). Economy Koch Media has its head office in Planegg. It also hosts many biotech-companies, like ADV ...

: Maria Eich Chapel *

Raitenbuch Raitenbuch is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north ...

St. Blasius Blaise of Sebaste (, ''Hágios Blásios''; martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy ...

Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden Ramsau is a German municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 1,800. It is a district located in the Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, close to the border with Austria, 35 km south of Salzburg and 150 km south-east o ...

: Maria Kunterweg Apollinariskirche abends

Rechberg The House of Rechberg is the name of an old noble comital family in Swabia during the Holy Roman Empire period. They were sovereign counts of Rechberg and Rothenlöwen. As a mediatized house (mediatized by Württemberg in 1806), the family bel ...

near

Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district ...

: St. Maria on the Hohenrechberg *

Regensburg Regensburg (historically known in English as Ratisbon) is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the rivers Danube, Naab and Regen (river), Regen, Danube's northernmost point. It is the capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the ...

: Alten Kapelle or Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady Regensburg (Kollegiatstift unserer Lieben Frau zur alten Kapelle) in Regensburg in Bavaria *

Remagen Remagen () is a town in Germany in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler. It is about a one-hour drive from Cologne, just south of Bonn, the former West Germany, West German seat of government. It i ...

: Apollinaris Church * Rengersbrunn: Statue of the Mother of God *

Reuth bei Erbendorf Reuth bei Erbendorf is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north ...

: Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Assumption in the village of Premenreuth * Rieste (

): pilgrimage church of St. John the Baptist on the Lage, pilgrimage to the Lage Cross * Rohr: Braunau in Rohr Abbey dedicated to the

(Mariä Himmelfahrt) in Niederbayern in Bavaria *

Rütschenhausen Rütschenhausen is a little village in the commune Wasserlosen in Lower Franconia, Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German s ...

: Pilgrimage Church of Maria von der Tann * Rückers, county of Fulda: Roman Catholic Church of St Mary of the Assumption * Saint Salvator ( Rauenzell,

) formerly the oldest pilgrimage of the

Diocese of Eichstätt In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated ...

* Saint Bartholomew's: by the

Königssee The Königssee () is a natural lake in the southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park. Description Situated within the Bercht ...

lake in Berchtesgaden Land *

Sandizell The Sandizell family (also Lords, Counts of Sandizell or Sandicell, also Sandizell) is the name of an old Bavarian noble family. The Lords of Sandizell belong to the old Bavarian nobility. Branches of the family exist to this day. Origins Th ...

: St. Peter Church or Asamkirche Sandizell in Schrobenhausen in Bavaria * Schmidmuehlen: Pilgrimage church of the Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit auf dem Kreuzberg * Schönstatt (Vallendar): the

Schoenstatt Shrine A Schoenstatt Shrine is a Catholic shrine and a characteristic building of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement founded in 1914 by Josef Kentenich in Vallendar, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In 2025, there are 202 Schoenstatt Shrines in the world, ...

is an ancient shrine of the

Schoenstatt Movement The Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt () is a Catholic Marian movement founded in Germany in 1914 by Fr Joseph Kentenich, who saw the movement as a means of spiritual renewal for the Catholic Church. The movement is named after the small loc ...

* Schongau: pilgrimage church of St Mary of the Assumption *

: pilgrimage church of St. Salvator *

Schwandorf Schwandorf is a town in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria, Germany, which is the seat of the Schwandorf (district), Schwandorf district. It lies on the river Naab. Geography Geographical location Schwandorf is located at the intersection of ...

: Pilgrimage Church of Our Dear Lady of Kreuzberg *

Scheßlitz Scheßlitz (or ''Schesslitz'') is a German town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg (district), Bamberg and lies on the rise to the Franconian Switzerland on the Bundesautobahn 70, A 70 between Bamberg and Bayreuth, lying 14 km northe ...

: pilgrimage church of Gügel *

Spaichingen Spaichingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Spoachenga'') is a Town#Germany, town in the Tuttlingen (district), district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 11 kilometers northwest of Tuttlingen, and 13 km southeast of ...

: pilgrimage church on the ''Dreifaltigkeitsberg'' *

Spabrücken Spabrücken is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North S ...

: pilgrimage church of the Black Madonna of Soon *

Bad Staffelstein Bad Staffelstein is a town in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, Administrative Region of Upper Franconia in Germany. It has around 10,000 inhabitants. Bad Staffelstein is known for several landmarks, such as the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen des ...

: Pilgrimage

Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (German: Basilika Vierzehnheiligen) is a church located near the town of Bad Staffelstein near Bamberg, in Bavaria, southern Germany. The late Baroque (Rococo) basilica, designed by Balthasar Neumann, w ...

Steingaden Steingaden is a town and municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district of Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of the 12th-century Steingaden Abbey (''Kloster Steingaden'') and the Wies Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Geography The co ...

Steingaden Abbey Steingaden Abbey (German: ''Kloster Steingaden'') was a Premonstratensian monastery in Steingaden in Bavaria, Germany. History Dedicated to John the Baptist, the abbey was founded in 1147 as a Premonstratensian house by Welf VI, third son of ...

in Bavaria, Germany * Steinhausen: *

Sulzbach-Rosenberg Sulzbach-Rosenberg () is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km northwest of Amberg, and 50 km east of Nuremberg. The town consists of two parts: Sulzbach in the west, and ...

(

Upper Palatinate The Upper Palatinate (; , , ) is an administrative district in the east of Bavaria, Germany. It consists of seven districts and 226 municipalities, including three cities. Geography The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and nume ...

): Pilgrimage Church of Annaberg *

Swisttal Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Swisttal received its names from a brook named Swist, which flows in the middle of the municipality. Geography Swisttal is situated appro ...

Buschhoven Buschhoven is a farming village west of Bonn, Germany. It is part of the municipality Swisttal Swisttal is a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Swisttal received its names from a bro ...

: Marian pilgrimage site with the "Rosa Mystica" *

Todtmoos Todtmoos is a village and municipality in the district of Waldshut in the southern part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea ...

(

Black Forest The Black Forest ( ) is a large forested mountain range in the States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is th ...

): pilgrimage church of Our Dear Lady of Todtmoos Birnau 2004-02

Tuntenhausen Tuntenhausen is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the ...

Papal Basilica Basilicas are Catholic church buildings that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the Pope. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural ...

St Mary of the Assumption *

Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Uhldingen-Mühlhofen is a town at the northern shore of Lake Constance, Germany between Überlingen and Meersburg. The town is a popular holiday destination and home to the Pfahlbauten open-air museum in Unteruhldingen and the Birnau basilica. ...

: Pilgrimage Church of Birnau * Unterkochen: Marian pilgrimage church of Unterkochen *

Velbert Velbert (, Low Rhenish: ''Vèlbed'') is a town in the district of Mettmann (district), Mettmann, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The town is renowned worldwide for the production of locks and fittings. Geography Velbert is located ...

Neviges Velbert (, Low Rhenish: ''Vèlbed'') is a town in the district of Mettmann, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The town is renowned worldwide for the production of locks and fittings. Geography Velbert is located on the hills of 'Nied ...

: Maria, Königin des Friedens (Mary, Queen of Peace) * Vierzehnheiligen: Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers * Vilgertshofen: pilgrimage church of the Dolorous Mother of God * Volkach: pilgrimage church of Kirchberg, Maria im Weingarten * Waghäusel: Marian pilgrimage church * Waldsassen: Holy Trinity Church * Walldürn: Pilgrimage basilica of St George, Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Blood (Blood miracle of Walldürn) * Weihenlinden: pilgrimage church of the Holy Trinity * Weiler in den Bergen (near

): St. Bernard's Church, Schwäbisch Gmünd, St. Bernhard's on the Bernhardusberg hill * Weingarten, Württemberg, Weingarten: Weingarten Abbey or St. Martin’s Abbey is a Benedictine monastery on the Martinsberg near Ravensburg at Baden-Württemberg * Weltenburg: Weltenburg Abbey near Kelheim in Bavaria * Wemding: pilgrimage church of Maria Brünnlein * Werl: Werl pilgrimage, Pilgrimage Basilica, dedicated to the Visitation (Christianity), Visitation ** Werl pilgrimage, Old Pilgrimage Church, dedicated to Mary * Wieskirche: Pilgrimage Church of the Scourged Saviour on the Wies in Steingaden in Bavaria designed by the brothers Johann Baptist and Domenikus Zimmermann * Willich-Neersen: Little Jerusalem Church * Bad Wilsnack: Wunderblutkirche (Bad Wilsnack), St. Nicholas' and the Holy Blood of Wilsnack * Würzburg: pilgrimage church of the Visitation of Mary Käppele * Xanten: pilgrimage church of St. St Mary of the Assumption, Marienbaum, St. St Mary of the Assumption * Zell am Harmersbach: Pilgrimage Church of Maria zu den Ketten in the village of Unterharmersbach * Zwiefalten: Pilgrimage Church of the Minster of Our Dear Lady, Zwiefalten, Minster of Our Dear Lady

Gibraltar

* Shrine of Our Lady of Europe

Great Britain

*Walsingham: Anglican and Roman Catholic shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham Palestinian Christian Scouts Nativity Church in Bethlehem Christmas Eve 2006

Palestinian Christian Scouts Nativity Church in Bethlehem Christmas Eve 2006

Holy Land

*Bethlehem: Church of the Nativity *Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre *Jericho: Mount of Temptation *Nazareth: Basilica of the Annunciation *Sea of Galilee: Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter (also known as the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes) *Mount Carmel: Stella Maris Monastery (also known as the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel)

Ireland

*Knock, County Mayo, Knock: Marian pilgrimage chapel of ''Our Lady Queen of Ireland'' *St Patrick's Purgatory, Station Island, Lough Derg (Donegal), Lough Derg: St. Patrick’s Basilica Apse of Santa Maria Maggiore

Italy

* Amalfi: relics of saint Andrew * Assisi: papal basilica of Francis of Assisi, saint Francis * Badia, South Tyrol: Holy Cross Church, Badia, Holy Cross Church * Benevento: relics of saint Bartholomew the Apostle *

: Basilica della Santa Casa with Black Madonna * Manoppello: ''Volto Santo'' (''Holy Face''), i.e. shroud of Jesus or Veil of Veronica * Monte Cassino: the first monastery of Benedictine monks * Ortona: the relics of saint Thomas the Apostle * Padova: sanctuary of Anthony of Padua, saint Anthony * Pompei: Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei * Re, Piedmont: Madonna del Sangue in the Valle Vigezzo (Vigezzotal) * Vatican City, Vatican: Saint Peter's tomb, Holy Lance, grave of John Paul II and many others * papal basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome: icon of Salus Populi Romani * papal basilica Santa Croce in Gerusalemme: part of True Cross with ''Titulus Crucis'' and Holy Nails * papal basilica San Giovanni in Laterano: ''Scala Santa'' (stairs from the palace of Pilate) * basilica minor Santa Prassede: pillar upon which Jesus was flogged * Salerno: relics of saint Matthew * Savona: Nostra Signora di Misericordia * Tirano: Madonna di Tirano * Torino: Shroud of Turin in the cathedral * Varese: Madonna del Monte * Venice: relics of saint Mark * Vicenza: Madonna del Monte Berico * Viterbo: Madonna della Quercia Our Lady Of Lebanon Harissa

Lebanon

*Our Lady of Lebanon (Harissa-Daraoun, Harissa, Keserwan District) *Monastery of Qozhaya (Wadi Qozhaya, Zgharta District) * Monastery of Saint Maron (Annaya, Byblos District) - Sanctuary of Charbel Makhlouf, Saint Charbel * Monastery of Saint Joseph (Jrabta, Batroun District) - Sanctuary of Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Saint Rafqa * Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina (Kfifan, Batroun District) - Sanctuary of Saint Nimatullah Kassab, Nimatullah * Qana Al Jaleel (Qana, Tyre District), where it is believed that Jesus, Jesus Christ performed His first miracle, transforming water into wine at the Marriage at Cana.

Latvia

* Basilica of the Assumption, Aglona, Basilica of the Assumption (Aglona)

Lithuania

* Gate of Dawn (Vilnius): Marian sanctuary * Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Vilnius): the first Divine Mercy image

Mexico

* Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe: very popular place of

Netherlands

* Warfhuizen: Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden

Philippines

* National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Philippines: dedicated to Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion), Divine Mercy * Divine Mercy Shrine (Misamis Oriental): statue of Divine Mercy image, merciful Jesus * Simala Shrine: Sibonga Monastery of the Holy Eucharist in Cebu

Poland

* Góra Świętej Anny: pilgrimage to the Saint Anna (in Śląsk Opolski) * Bardo, Poland, Bardo: pilgrimage church of the Visitation of Mary (in Dolny Śląsk) * Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Białystok): with the grave of blessed Michał Sopoćko * Częstochowa: the most popular (4,000,000 a year) Polish pilgrimage church at Jasna Góra Monastery, Jasna Góra with the miraculous image of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa * Gidle near Częstochowa: Marian sanctuary * Gietrzwałd (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship): Marian pilgrimage in the site of apparitions * Głogowiec and Świnice Warckie: the place of birth and baptism of saint Faustina Kowalska * Gniezno Cathedral: with the grave of St. Adalbert of Prague (''Św. Wojciech''), a ''major patron'' of Poland * Gostyń in Greater Poland: Marian sanctuary * Góra Kalwaria in Mazovia: calvary (sanctuary), calvary * Kalisz: sanctuary of saint Joseph * Kalwaria Pacławska near Przemyśl: calvary (sanctuary), calvary * Kalwaria Zebrzydowska near Kraków: calvary (sanctuary), calvary * Kałków-Godów near Kielce: Marian sanctuary * Kodeń at the Bug river: Marian sanctuary * Kraków: Wawel Cathedral with the grave of queen Jadwiga of Poland (''Królowa Jadwiga'') * Skałka in Kraków: sanctuary of Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów, a ''major patron'' of Poland * Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Kraków) also known as Łagiewniki: world center of the Divine Mercy devotion with the grave of saint Faustina Kowalska and the most popular version of Divine Mercy image (near by the Center of John Paul II) * Ludźmierz: pilgrimage church with the Mother of God as Queen (''Gaździna'') of Podhale * Licheń Stary near Konin: very popular new Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń in the site of an apparition * Łobżenica-Górka Klasztorna in Krajna: the site of Marian apparitions * Niepokalanów in Mazovia: sanctuary of the Immaculata as well as saint Maksymilian Kolbe * Pakość near Inowrocław: calvary (sanctuary), calvary * Piekary Śląskie: the main Marian sanctuary of Górny Śląsk * Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Płock): the site of the first apparition of Divine Mercy image to saint Faustina Kowalska * Rokitno in Lubusz Voivodeship: Marian sanctuary * Skrzatusz near Piła: Marian sanctuary * Studzianna near Radom: Marian sanctuary * Święta Lipka (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship): pilgrimage to Our Lady of Holy Linden in the site of apparitions * Święty Krzyż near Kielce: sanctuary of the Christian cross, Holy Cross, in the past the biggest in Poland * Wadowice near Kraków: the place of birth of John Paul II * Wambierzyce near Kłodzko: Marian pilgrimage and calvary (sanctuary), calvary * Warsaw: St. Andrew Bobola sanctuary * Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw: national sanctuary * St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Warsaw: the grave of blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko * Wejherowo in Kaszuby, Lublin Voivodeship, Kaszuby: calvary (sanctuary), calvary

Portugal

* Fátima, Portugal, Fátima: important Marian pilgrimage site * Nazaré (Portugal), Nazaré: Nossa Senhora da Nazaré (Our Dear Lady of Nazareth)

Slovakia

* Šaštín-Stráže: Basilica of the Seven Sorrows of St. Mary, Šaštín * Marianka: Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary * Turzovka

Spain

* Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Switzerland

* Einsiedeln (Schwyz (canton), Schwyz): Black Madonna * Locarno (Kanton Tessin, Tessin): pilgrimage church of Madonna del Sasso, Switzerland, Madonna del Sasso * Ziteil (Graubünden): pilgrimage church auf * Luthern Bad (Lucerne (canton), Lucerne): pilgrimage church of Maria-Heilbronn

Turkey

* House of the Virgin Mary, near Ephesos

Syria

* Umayyad Mosque (Damascus): Current day Mosque, burial place of John the Baptist's head

List of Roman Catholic pilgrimage churches

Austria

Brazil

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Gibraltar

Great Britain

Holy Land

Ireland

Italy

Lebanon

Latvia

Lithuania

Mexico

Netherlands

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Slovakia

Spain

Switzerland

Turkey

Syria

See also