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Façade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy

Template:Catholic Mariology sidebar 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

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Shkodër

Algeria

Notre Dame d'Afrique, Algiers

Andorra

Our Lady of Meritxell<ref>"On the Occasion of Our Lady of Meritxell Day in Andorra", U.S. Dept. of State, September 6, 2016</ref>

Argentina

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Our Lady of Luján at the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in Argentina

Australia

Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla, South Australia
Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Penrose Park, New South Wales
Marian Valley, Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians, Canungra, Queensland

Austria

Belgium

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Our Lady of Beauraing

Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Liège Province
Our Lady of Beauraing in Beauraing, Namur Province
Holy Virgin in Halle, Flemish Brabant
Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Oostakker, East Flanders
Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, Flemish Brabant
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek, Virgin of Joy, Tongeren, Limburg
Our Lady of Tongre, in Tongre-Notre-Dame, Hainaut Province

Bolivia

Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, Copacabana<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Canada

Our Lady of the Cape at Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec<ref name=sanctuaire>"Historical Summary", Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Cap</ref>
Our Lady of Sorrows Ukrainian Catholic Shrine, Cudworth, Saskatchewan
The Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies, Canmore, Alberta<ref>Our Lady of the Rockies</ref>
For a complete list, see footnote<ref>Marian Shrines in Canada webpage. The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, US. Retrieved 10 October 2010.</ref>

Chile

Our Lady of Andacollo, Andacollo

China

Our Lady of China in Donglu
National Shrine of Our Mother of Sheshan in Sheshan
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Longtian
The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Qingyang

Colombia

Costa Rica

Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, Cartago

Croatia

Our Lady of Marija Bistrica in Marija Bistrica
Our Lady of Trsat in Rijeka
Our Lady of Sinj in Sinj
Our Lady of Aljmaš in Aljmaš

Cuba

Our Lady of Charity, El Cobre, near Santiago de Cuba,
Our Lady of Candelaria:

Cyprus

Kykkos Monastery

Czech Republic

Pilgrimage Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Hejnice
Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady - Black Madonna of Brno

Dominican Republic

Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.

Ecuador

National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne (Nuestra Señora de el Cisne),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in El Cisne, Loja, Ecuador.
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche, El Quinche, Pichincha Province<ref>"The Pope meets clergy in the shrine of El Quinche and bids farewell to Ecuador," Gaudium Press</ref>

Egypt

France

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Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres in Chartres
Notre Dame de La Salette in La Salette:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notre Dame de Bonne Délivrance in Neuilly:<ref>"La Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bonne Délivrance", Neuilly</ref>
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Lourdes
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, France

Germany

Marienschrein, in Aachen Cathedral.
Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting, Bavaria.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation in Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Gibraltar

Shrine of Our Lady of Europe at Europa Point, the southernmost point in Western Europe. A shrine to Mary has existed on the site since 1462.<ref>Shrine of Our Lady of Europe Template:Webarchive, Gibraltar Government</ref>

Greece

Our Lady of Tinos, Tinos Island, Greece's patron saint.
Panagia Tripiti, Town of Aigio, Peloponnese

Guatemala

The Virgin of Carmel Sanctuary. Guatemala city.

Holy Land

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

The Basilica of the Annunciation, in Nazareth.
The Abbey of the Dormition, also known as Church of the Dormition of Our Lady on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem.
The Church of the Tomb of the Virgin Mary in the garden of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem
Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Virgin Mary in Bethlehem<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Honduras

The Basilica of Our Lady of Suyapa in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, receives approximately 1.2 million pilgrims each year on February 3.

Hong Kong

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Indonesia

Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni, Medan is dedicated to Our Lady of Good Health.

India

Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health (Arokkiya Matha), Velankanni, Tamil Nadu<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Our Lady of Angels Church (Thetheravu Matha Kovil), Karaikal, Puducherry
Korattymuthy Our Lady with Poovan Bananas, St. Mary's Forane Church, Koratty, Kerala
Basilica of Harihar Our Lady of Good Health, Harihar, Karnataka
Gunadala Matha Shrine (Our Lady of Lourdes), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra, Bombay (Mumbai)
St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Annai Velankanni Shrine, Besant Nagar, Chennai
Our Lady of Snows Basilica, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam, Kerala
Shrine Of Our Lady Of Health, Khairatabad Hyderabad
Poondi Matha Bascillica, Poondi, Tamil Nadu
Basilica of Our Lady of Snow (Manjumatha), Pallipport, Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala
St. Thomas Church, Thumpoly Thumpoly, Alleppey, Kerala
St Mary's Cathedral, Manarcaud<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
St. Mary's Church Meenangadi<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major Archiepiscopal Marth Mariam Archdeacon Pilgrim Church, Kuravilangad

Ireland

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock in Knock, Ireland
Our Lady of Dublin at Whitefriars Street Carmelite Church, Dublin
Our Lady of Perpetual Help at Clonard Monastery in Belfast.

Italy

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The shrine dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pompei, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, home of the Salus Populi Romani icon
Holy Mary of Third Millennium at Three Fountains, Rome<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sanctuary and Sacro Monte di Oropa, Biella, Piedmont
Santuario di Barbana, Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Sanctuary of Macereto, Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini, Marche
Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria, Cagliari, Sardinia
Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei, Pompei, Campania
Basilica della Santa Casa, Loreto, Marche
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montallegro, Rapallo, Liguria
Shrine of Santa Maria del Fonte, Caravaggio, Lombardia
Shrine of Our Lady of Tears, Syracuse, Sicily

Japan

Our Lady of Akita, Akita, Japan

Kenya

Mary mother of God, Komarock, Machakos

Lebanon

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Our Lady of Lebanon, Harissa, Lebanon

Our Lady of Ain Ebel - Em El Nour in Ain Ebel, a 200-foot tower to be topped by a 45-foot statue of the Virgin Mary<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Our Lady of Bechouat, a Marian sanctuary in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon.
Our Lady of Bekaa, a Marian shrine located in Zahlé, 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
Our Lady of Miziara, Mother of Mercies, Zgharta, Lebanon
Our Lady of Nourieh, a Marian shrine and monastery atop Theoprosopon in Hamat, Lebanon.
Our Lady of the Wind, Enfeh, Lebanon

Lithuania

Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in Pivasiunai, Lithuania
Our Lady of Šiluva in Siluva
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Trakai
Žemaičių Kalvarija, Lithuania

Malta

Malaysia

Chapel of Our Lady of Good Health (Annai Vailankanni) Kampung Pandan Kuala Lumpur. Website: http://www.sacredheartkl.org/

Mexico

The Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico
Basilica of San Juan de los Lagos in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico
Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, Zapopan, Jalisco*
Shrine of Our Lady of Juquila, Santa Catarina Juquila, Oaxaca
Sanctuary of the virgin of Candelaria, Tlacotalpan, Veracruz

Monaco

Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate in Monaco City, Principality of Monaco

Montenegro

Our Lady of the Rocks, Perast

Netherlands

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Sorrowful Mother of Warfhuizen

Our Lady Star of the Sea, Maastricht
Our Lady the Sweet Mother, 's-Hertogenbosch, St. John's Cathedral
Our Lady of Handel, Handel
The Lady of All Nations, Amsterdam
Our Lady Wealth of Joys, Oirschot
Basilica of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sittard
Our Lady at Peril, Heiloo
Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden, Warfhuizen
Our Lady under the Limes, Uden
Our Lady of Ommel, Ommel
Our Lady under the Limes, Thorn
Our Lady of Frieswijk, Schalkhaar
Our Lady of Oud-Zevenaar, Oud Zevenaar
Our Lady of Bolsward, Bolsward
Our Lady of Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden
Our Lady ter Weeghe, Haastrecht
Our Lady of the sand, Roermond
Our Lady of Schilberg, Echt
Our Lady of Haarlem, Haarlem
Our Lady of Eiteren, IJsselstein
Our Lady in the Oak, Meerveldhoven
Our Lady of Aarle-Rixtel, Aarle-Rixtel

Nicaragua

Pakistan

National Marian Shrine, Mariamabad

Philippines

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Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia

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Manila Cathedral

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Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila

Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Intramuros, Manila
National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Baclaran, Parañaque
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of La Naval, Quezon City
Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Consolacion y Correa (San Agustin Church), Intramuros, Manila
Virgen de los Remedios de Pampanga, Arzopispado de Pampanga, San Fernando, Pampanga
National Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga (San Jose Parish Church) La Trinidad, Benguet
Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace, Carmelite Monastery, Lipa, Batangas
Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay, Taal, Batangas
Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Visitation of Piat, Piat, Cagayan
Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Naga, Camarines Sur
Minor Basilica and Cathedral of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, Malolos, Bulacan
Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace (EDSA Shrine), Mandaluyong
Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, Sampaloc, Manila
Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guia, Ermita, Manila
Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Paco, Manila
Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag, Manaoag, Pangasinan
Minor Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians, Better Living Subdivision, Parañaque
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pasig
Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao, Quezon City
Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Manila, Quezon City
Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Novaliches, Quezon City
National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Quezon City
International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, Antipolo, Rizal
National Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu, San Mateo, Rizal
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Abandoned, Marikina
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Light, Cainta, Rizal
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Cardona, Rizal
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Salvation, Joroan, Tiwi, Albay
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Rule, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu
Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebu, Guadalupe, Cebu City
Our Lady of the Pillar, Fort Pilar, Zamboanga City
National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Marulas, Valenzuela
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned, Santa Ana, Manila
Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Charity, Agoo, La Union
Shrine of Our Lady of Charity (Saint Augustine Parish Church) Bantay, Ilocos Sur
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
Our Lady of Good Success, Cathedral Parish of St. Andrew, Parañaque
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar, Imus, Cavite
Immaculate Concepcion Parish Church, Dasmariñas, Cavite
National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, Biga II, Silang, Cavite
Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga (San Roque Church) Cavite City
Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba, Pakil, Laguna
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura, Loboc, Bohol
National Shrine of La Virgen Divina Pastora (Three Kings Parish), Gapan, Nueva Ecija
Shrine of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc Coronada, Badoc, Ilocos Norte
Our Lady of the Good Event
National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Dolores, Quezon Province.

Poland

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The Sanctuary of Victoriaus Our Lady in Brdów (Poland)

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Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Tartaków in Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Poland Church in Łukawiec.

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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

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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal, is one of the most famous Marian shrines in the world.

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro in Braga, Portugal
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lapa, in Sernancelhe, Portugal
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Piety (Sovereign Mother), Loulé, Portugal
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ortiga in Fátima, Portugal
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré, Nazaré, Portugal

Romania

Shrine of Mary Comforter of the Afflicted, Șumuleu Ciuc

Russia

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Fyodorovskaya Church, Yaroslavl
Pokrovsky chapel in Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, Moscow<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Rwanda

Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Kibeho

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

Đunis Monastery, Đunis, central Serbia
Krušedol monastery, Fruška Gora, Vojvodina province
Studenica Monastery, central Serbia

South Africa

Ngome Marian Shrine, KwaZulu-Natal
Mother of Mercy Shrine, Gauteng

Slovenia

The National Shrine Mary Help of Christians at Brezje [1]
The mantled Virgin Mary - the protector from Ptujska Gora<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Church of Our Lady of Mercy on Zaplaz<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Basilica of St. Mary, Mother of God at Sveta Gora<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Petrovče<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

South Korea

Gamgok Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong-gun im North Chungcheong Province

Spain

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Altar of the Virgin of El Rocío, Huelva, Spain

The Sanctuary of the Apparitions, in Pontevedra, Galicia
The Sanctuary of Chandavila, in La Codosera, Extremadura
The Sanctuary of Black Virgin of Montserrat, in Montserrat, Catalonia
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Covadonga, in Picos de Europa, Asturias
The Sanctuary of Saint Mary of Guadalupe, in Province of Cáceres, Extremadura
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, in Zaragoza, Aragón
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Angels of Torreciudad, in Aragón, entrusted to the personal prelature of Opus Dei
The Shrine of Our Lady of Rocío, in Andalucia
The Basilica and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands
The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Garabandal, in Cantabrian Mountains
The Benedictine Sanctuary of Valvanera, in La Rioja
The Franciscan Sanctuary of Our Lady of Arantzazu, in Gipuzkoa
The Basilica of Begoña in Bilbao
The Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows of Umbe, in Laukiz, near Bilbao, Biscay
The Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Light, in Tarifa, Andalucia
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Saints, in Alcalá de los Gazules, Andalucia
The Shrine of Our Lady of Africa, Ceuta
The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar in El Palmar de Troya

Sri Lanka

Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka, in Tewatte, Ragama
Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu in Mannar district
Shrine of Our Lady of Matara in Matara

Switzerland

Syria

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.
Life-giving Spring in Istanbul, a famous spring associated with the healing powers of the Theotokos, the feast of which is celebrated on the Friday after Easter.
Sumela monastery, an important site of pilgrimage for Pontic Greeks situated in the Trabzon region.