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 - Marian Shrine
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Illinois, United States
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Illinois, United States Introduction The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows is a Catholic shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belleville, Illinois, nine miles southeast...
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...
The Baltimore Basilica, Baltimore Maryland, United States
The Baltimore Basilica, Baltimore, United States Introduction The Baltimore Basilica, also known as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Catholic cathedral in Baltimore, Maryland...
Church of Notre Dame of Africa, Algiers, Algeria
Church of Notre Dame of Africa, Algiers, Algeria Introduction Basilique Notre Dame d’Afrique (English: “Basilica of Our Lady of Africa”) is a Catholic basilica in Algiers, Algeria. It is the origin of the modern Catholic...
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...
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Banneux, Belgium
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Banneux, Belgium Introduction The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Banneux, also known as the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Poor, is a Marian shrine built after the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a little...
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine, New York
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine, New York Introduction The St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine is located at 701 Fort Washington Avenue between Fort Tryon Park and West 190th Street, with a facade on Cabrini Boulevard, in the...
Santa Maria Alla Porta, Milan, Italy
Santa Maria Alla Porta, Milan, Italy Introduction The Gothic beauty of the Church of Santa Maria Alla Porta resonates in the city of Milan. Santa Maria Alla Porta is officially known as Chiesa di Santa Maria Alla Porta. Although...
