Editing Marian apparition (section)

==Cultural impact==
{{See also|Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church}}
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In many cases, apparition seers report a request from Mary for the construction of a [[Shrines to the Virgin Mary|shrine]] on the place of the apparition. Such Marian shrines often become popular sites of [[Christian pilgrimage]]. The most-visited Marian shrine in the world is the [[Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe]] in [[Mexico City]], which draws 10&nbsp;million pilgrims each year.<ref name="ewtn.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20001210110400/http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/ZSHRINE.HTM "Shrine Of Guadalupe Most Popular In World", Zenit News, June 13, 1999]</ref> Other popular apparition-related Marian pilgrimage sites include the [[Sanctuary of Fátima|Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima]] in [[Portugal]] (6–8&nbsp;million per year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/sociedade/interior/religiao-movimenta-330-milhoes-de-turistas-por-ano-e-seis-milhoes-vao-a-fatima-5677138.html|title=Religião movimenta 330 milhões de turistas por ano e seis milhões vão a Fátima|trans-title=Religion moves 330 million tourists a year and six million go to Fátima|website=Diário de Notícias|date=February 19, 2017|first1=Céu|last1=Neves|language=pt}}</ref><ref>[https://24.sapo.pt/atualidade/artigos/fatima-espera-receber-8-milhoes-de-visitantes-em-2017 "Fátima expects to receive 8 million visitors in 2017"], in Sapo20, December 15, 2016.</ref>) and the [[Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes]] in [[France]] (1.5&nbsp;million annually).<ref>{{cite web |title=Fréquentation de Lourdes |url=https://www.lourdes-france.org/en/lourdes-attendance/ |website=www.lourdes-france.org}}</ref>

"When Marian apparitions occur, Mary addresses those who see her in their native language, and often promulgates a particular image of herself that incorporates elements of the local culture."<ref>[https://faithbeliefforum.org/marian-apparitions-for-catholics-across-the-world/ Dadaglo, Gina. "Marian Apparitions for Catholics Across the World", The Faith & Belief Forum, April 3, 2022]</ref> Apparitions can become a part of national identity, as [[Our Lady of Guadalupe]] is for the majority-Catholic population of [[Mexico]]. She's been depicted in telenovelas (soap operas), and her image is commonly seen on objects such as magnets and t-shirts in Mexico. Mexican immigrants to the United States have also brought these cultural elements with them, and she’s prominently featured in murals and other works of art in cities with a large Mexican population across the US, such as San Antonio, Texas, and Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Matovina |first=Timothy |title=Theologies of Guadelupe: from the era of conquest to Pope Francis |date=2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-090276-6 |location=New York, NY}}</ref> [[Knock apparition|Our Lady of Knock]] is the most common depiction of Mary in [[Ireland]].

Apparitions often result in the establishment of [[Catholic Marian movements and societies|Marian confraternities, movements, and societies]] that seek to heed and spread the messages of a particular apparition, such as the [[Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima]].

Occasionally, apparitions will introduce prayers that become incorporated into widespread Catholic practice, as for the case of the [[Fátima prayers]], or the legendary revelation of the [[Rosary]] to [[Saint Dominic]].