The Catholic Shrines in the USA What is a place of Shrines ? Canon 1230 defines a shrine as a church or other sacred location that is visited by adherents as pilgrims and has the blessing of the local bishop. While now and then...
Category - Saints Shrine
Chiesa dei Santi Geremia e Lucia (Church of San Geremia) Venice, Italy
Church of San Geremia (Chiesa dei Santi Geremia e Lucia) Venice, Italy Introduction The Church of San Geremia or rather Church of San Geremia Prophet since 2018 also holds the title of Sanctuary of Santa Lucia or Sanctuary of...
Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin, Ireland
Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin, Ireland Introduction Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church is a Roman Catholic church in Dublin, Ireland maintained by the Carmelite order. The church is noted for having the relics of Saint...
Basilica of Esztergom, Esztergom, Hungary
Basilica of Esztergom, Esztergom, Hungary Introduction The Primatial Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Adalbert (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert prímási főszékesegyház), also known as the...
Basilica of St. Andrew, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Basilica of St. Andrew, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Introduction The Basilica of St. Andrew, also known as St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, is a historic Roman Catholic Church and rectory in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was...
Cathedrale Saint Maclou, Pontoise, France
Cathedrale Saint-Maclou, Pontoise, France Introduction Pontoise Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Pontoise, on the outskirts of Val d’Oise in Paris...
Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia, Italy with Video
Basilica of Saint Rita in Cascia, Italy Introduction Basilica di Santa Rita da Cascia lies in the beautiful region of Umbria in central Italy. This basilica is a testimony to the exceptional life of Saint Rita, a beloved Catholic...
Basilica of Sainte Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada
Basilica of Sainte Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Introduction The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (French: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré) is along the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec and provides its guests with...
National Shrine of Therese , Juneau, Alaska.
National Shrine of Therese , Juneau, Alaska Introduction The National Shrine of St. Thérèse began as the dream of Fr. William G. LeVasseur, S.J. (Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits). Fr. LeVasseur saw the need for a retreat center...
Salzburg Cathedral, Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg Cathedral, Austria Introduction Salzburg Cathedral (German: Salzburger Dom) is the seventeenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg in the city of Salzburg, Austria, dedicated to Saint...
