List of Christian shrines
Introduction This is a list of the more notable Christian '''shrines''' around the world.
Africa === Algeria ===* Notre Dame d'Afrique, Algiers=== Cameroon ===* Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres (Mary Queen of the Apostles Basilica) in Yaoundé.=== Egypt ===* Our Lady of Warraq, Giza* Shrine of Saint Abanoub - Virgin Mary & St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Samanoud * Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great, Shrine of Saint John the Baptist & Elisha the Prophet* Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great, Shrine of Saints Macarius the Great, Macarius of Alexandria, Macarius of the Bishop & Saint John the Short* Monastery of Saint Mary Deipara, Shrine of Mary Magdalene & Shrine of Father Faltaous El-Souriani* Coptic Monastery of Saint Fana, Shrine of Saint Fana* Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria), Shrine of Saint Mark the Evangelist* Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo, Shrine of Saint Athanasius* Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo, Shrine of Father Mikhail Ibrahim* Saint Anthony the Great Coptic Orthodox Monastery, Eastern Desert, Shrine of Anba Anthony the Great* Paromeos Monastery, Shrine of Saints Maximus & Domitius* Monastery of Saint Thomas (Akhmim), Shrine of Saint Thomas the Hermit * White Monastery, Shrine of Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite* Convent of Saint Damiana, Shrine of Saint Damiana* Convent of Saint Theodore (Harat al-Rum), Shrine of Saint Marina the Monk* St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Monastery, Shrine of Abraam, Bishop of Faiyum* Monastery of Saint Mina, Shrine of Pope Cyril VI & Saint Menas* St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Sporting, Alexandria). Shrine of Abouna Bishoy Kamel* Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo, Shrine of Mother Irini* Monastery of Saint Pishoy, Shrine of Pope Shenouda III & Shrine of Saint Pishoy & Bishop Sarabamon & Saint Paul of Tammah=== Kenya ===* National Marian shrine, Subukia=== Rwanda ===* Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Kibeho=== South Africa ===* Ngome Marian Shrine in Ngome, KwaZulu-Natal=== Uganda ===* Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo
Asia ===Cyprus===* The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos, near Pedoulas, Nicosia District===India===Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni* National Chrine of Saint Thomas, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. * Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa Velha, Goa* Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni * Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra, Mumbai* Saint Mary’s Basilica, Bengaluru, Karnataka* Shrine of St. Jude Church, Jhansi* Basilica of Our Lady of Snow (Manjumatha), Pallipport, Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala* Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu* Church of Our Lady of Snow, Kallikulam, Tamil Nadu* Church of Our Lady of Red Sand, Sokkankudiyiruppu, Tamil Nadu* Korattymuthy Shrine of Our Lady with Poovan Bananas, Koratty, Kerala* St. Sebastian's International Shrine, Alleppey, Kerala*Saint Thomas Church Thumpoly, Alappuzha, Kerala. * St. Lawrence Shrine, Karkala, Karnataka* Malayattoor in Kerala, of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church - One of the seven international shrines designated by the Vatican. * National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadom, Ernakulam* Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Villianur, Puducherry*Our Lady of Assumption Church, Poomkavu, Alappuzha, Kerala. * Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi, Tamil Nadu* Shrine of St. Antony of Padua, Kaloor, Ernakulam* St. George's Forane Church, Edappally, Edappally, Ernakulam===Israel===* Basilica of the Annunciation, in Nazareth.===Japan===* Our Lady of Akita, Akita.Notre-Dame de Mantara===Lebanon===* Saint Charbel Shrine, Ain Ebel* Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat, Beqaa Valley*  Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, Harissa* Our Lady of Mantara Shrine, Maghdouché* Our Lady of Miziara, Mother of Mercies, Miziara, Zgharta District* Our Lady of Nourieh Shrine and Monastery, Hamat* Our Lady of the Waterfall Shrine, Jezzine* Our Lady of Zahle and the Bekaa Chapel, Zahlé===Pakistan===* National Marian Shrine, Mariamabad===Palestine===* Church of All Nations, Jerusalem* Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem* Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, Jerusalem===Philippines===* Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, Parañaque, Metro Manila* Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine, Quezon City, Metro Manila* National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Valenzuela City, Metro Manila* National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Baclaran, Parañaque, Metro Manila* National Shrine of Saint Anne, Hagonoy, Bulacan*Nuestra Senora dela Asuncion Church in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur* Our Lady of Caysasay Shrine, Taal, Batangas* Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Basilica, Malolos, Bulacan* Our Lady of Peñafrancia Basilica, Naga City, Camarines Sur* Our Lady of Piat Shrine, Piat, Cagayan* Our Lady of the Pillar Shrine, Fort Pilar, Zamboanga City* Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, Manaoag, Pangasinan* National Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Quezon City* Archdiocesan Shrine of Christ our Lord of the Holy Sepulcher, Angeles, Pampanga* National Shrine of Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang, Gamu, Isabela* National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, Antipolo* Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned, Marikina* Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, Quiapo, Manila* National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, San Pedro, Santo Tomas, Batangas* Mary Help of Christians National Shrine, Better Living, Parañaque City* Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu, San Mateo, Rizal===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===Syria===* Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery, Saidnaya===Turkey===* Church of St. Mary of the Spring, Istanbul* House of the Virgin Mary, Mt. Bülbüldağı near Selçuk===Vietnam===* Our Lady of La Vang in Quảng Trị
Europe ===Andorra===* Our Lady of Meritxell, Meritxell, Canillo===Austria===Maria Plain Basilica* Maria Absam Basilica (St. Michael the Archangel Basilica), Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol* Maria Plain Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Bergheim, Salzburg* Maria Schmolln Sanctuary, Maria Schmolln, Braunau am Inn District, Upper Austria* Maria Taferl Basilica, Maria Taferl, Melk District, Lower Austria*Mariatrost Basilica, Mariatrost, District of Graz, Styria*Mariazell Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell, Styria===Belgium===Our Lady of Tongeren Basilica* Our Lady of Banneux Chapel, Banneux, Liège* Our Lady of Beauraing Shrine, Beauraing, Namur* Our Lady of Halle Basilica (Basilica of Saint Martin), Halle, Flemish Brabant* Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel Basilica, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Flemish Brabant* St. Mary of Oostakker Shrine, Oostakker, Ghent* Our Lady of Tongeren Basilica, Tongeren, Limburg===Bosnia and Herzegovina===* Our Lady of Međugorje (the Queen of Peace) Shrine, Međugorje* Our Lady of Olovo Shrine, Olovo* St John the Baptist Shrine, Podmilačje===Croatia===* Our Lady of Sinj, Sinj, Split-Dalmatia County* Our Lady of Trsat Shrine, Trsat), Primorje-Gorski Kotar County* Our Lady Queen of Croatia Basilica, Marija Bistrica, Krapina-Zagorje County* Blessed Virgin Mary Church of Aljmaš, Erdut Municipality, Osijek-Baranja County===Czech Republic===* Loreta shrine, Prague* Pilgrimage Basilica of the Visitation, Hejnice, Liberec District* Chapel of St. Wenceslas in St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague===France===Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse, Paris* Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes* Basilica of Our Lady of Hope, Pontmain, Mayenne* Basilica of Our Lady of La Salette, La Salette-Fallavaux, Isère* Basilica of Our Lady of Orcival, Orcival, Puy-de-Dôme* Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, Chartres, Eure-et-Loir* Cathedral of Our Lady of Le Puy, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire* Cathedral of Our Lady of Saint-Omer, Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais* Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Alsace* Cathedral of Our Lady of Verdun, Verdun, Meuse* Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, Haute-Saône* Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption, Villé, Bas-Rhin* Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Paris* Church of Our Lady of Saint-Cordon, Valenciennes, Nord* Notre Dame de Paris, Paris* Our Lady of Laus Shrine, Refuge of Sinner, Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, Hautes-Alpes* Our Lady of the Snows Trappist Monastery, Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, Ardèche* Pellevoisin Church (Mary, Mother of Mercy), Pellevoisin, Indre* Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées* Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Rocamadour, Rocamadour, LotShrine of Magi, Cologne Cathedral===Germany===* Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting (Chapel of Grace), Altötting, Bavaria* Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral, Cologne===Greece===* The Autonomous Monastic community of Mount Athos** Great Lavra Monastery** Vatopedi Monastery** Iviron Monastery** Hilandar Monastery** Dionysiou Monastery** Koutloumousiou Monastery** Pantokratoros Monastery** Xeropotamou Monastery** Zografou Monastery** Docheiariou Monastery** Karakalou Monastery** Filotheou Monastery** Simonopetra Monastery** Agiou Pavlou Monastery** Stavronikita Monastery** Xenophontos Monastery** Osiou Grigoriou Monastery** Esphigmenou Monastery** Agiou Panteleimonos Monastery** Konstamonitou Monastery* The Monastic Communities in Meteora** Monastery of Great Meteoron** Monastery of Varlaam** Monastery of Rousanou** Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora** Monastery of Saint Stephen (Meteora)* Our Lady of Tinos* Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos* Hagios Demetrios Cathedral, Thessaloniki* Panagia Ekatontapiliani, Paros* Holy Pilgrimage Church of Taxiarches Mantamados, Lesvos* Nea Moni of Chios* Mystras Monastic Communities** Pantanassa Monastery* Daphni Monastery, Haidari, Athens* Hosios Loukas, Boeotia* Saint Spyridon Church, Corfu* Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki* Vlatades Monastery, Thessaloniki* Church of Saint Catherine, Thessaloniki* Church of the Holy Apostles (Thessaloniki)* Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos, Thessaloniki* Church of Hosios David, Thessaloniki* Church of Saint Panteleimon (Thessaloniki)* Church of Panagia Chalkeon, Thessaloniki* Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki* Church of Prophet Elijah (Thessaloniki)* Church of the Acheiropoietos, Thessaloniki* Church of Panagia Kapnikarea, Athens* Church of the Pantanassa, Athens* Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens* Little Metropolis, Athens* Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens* Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras* Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai, Athens* Agios Minas Cathedral, Heraklion* Monastery of Saint David the Elder, Euboea* Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (Souroti)* Saint Efraim Monastery, Nea Makri* Transfiguration of the Savior Monastery, Attica* Holy Shrine of Saint John the Russian, Euboea* Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity - Saint Nectarios of Aegina===Ireland===*Knock Shrine (the minor basilica of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland, Knock, County Mayo===Italy===* Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral at Loreto*Pontifical Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua===Latvia===*Basilica of the Assumption in Aglona===Malta===*Minor basilica of National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta’ Pinu BVM Assumption in Għarb===The Netherlands===*The Miracle of the Holy Sacrament in Amsterdam*Our Lady of Help in Heiloo*Sweet Mother in 's-Hertogenbosch*Our Lady, Star of the Sea in Maastricht*Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden in Warfhuizen===Poland===* Divine Mercy Shrine in Płock* Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Częstochowa* Wawel Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus in Kraków* JHS Divine Mercy in Kraków-Łagiewniki* Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń in Licheń Stary* Supraśl Orthodox Monastery in Supraśl* St. John's Cathedral in Warsaw===Portugal===Shrine of Christ the King. * Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima* Shrine of Christ the King in Almada* Shrine of Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar in Balazar* Shrine of Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart in Ermesinde* Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro in Braga* Shrine of Estrela (or the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) in Lisbon* Shrine of the Sovereign Mother in Loulé===Spain===* Shrine of the Apostle Saint James the Great at Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, historically the third Catholic pilgrimage destination after Jerusalem and Rome* Shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza* Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga in Cangas de Onís* Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Garabandal* Shrine of the Holy Christ of Agony in Limpias* Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows of Umbe in Laukiz* Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows of Chandavila in La Codosera* Shrine of Our Lady of Onuva in La Puebla del Río* Shrine of the Great Promise of the Sacred Heart in Valladolid* Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat in Terrassa* Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria in Tenerife===Slovakia===*Kalvária Banská Štiavnica===Ukraine===* Pochayiv Lavra===United Kingdom===The image of Our Lady of Walsingham* Shrine of Our Lady of Cardigan at Cardigan, Wales * Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation at West Grinstead, England * Shrine of Our Lady of Doncaster in Saint Peter-in-Chains Church, Doncaster, England* Shrine of Our Lady of Glastonbury at Glastonbury, England * Shrine of Our Lady of Ipswich at Saint Mary at the Elms Church, Ipswich, England* Shrines of Our Lady of Walsingham at Walsingham, England * Shrine of Our Lady of Westminster in Westminster Cathedral, City of Westminster, England* Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden at Willesden, London, England* Shrine of Saint Alban in St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, England * Shrine of Saint Aldhelm in Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, England * Shrine of Saint Boniface in the Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who Hung Thereon, Crediton, England * Shrine of Saint Chad in St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham, England * Shrine of Saint Cuthbert in Durham Cathedral, Durham, England * Shrine of Saint Edmund in St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, England * Shrine of Saint Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, England * Shrine of Saint Ethelbert in Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, England * Shrine of Saint Etheldreda in Ely Cathedral, Ely, England * Shrine of Saint Francis Cabrini in St George's Cathedral, Southwark, England * Shrine of Saint Frideswide in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England * Shrine of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham in the Abbey Church of St Andrew, Sempringham, England * Shrine of Saint Hilda in Whitby Abbey, Whitby, England * Shrine of Saint Hugh of Lincoln in Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, England * Shrine of Saint John of Beverley in Beverley Minster, Beverley, England * Shrine of Saint Jude in the National Shrine of Saint Jude, Faversham, England * Shrine of Julian of Norwich in Norwich Cathedral, Norwich * Shrine of Saint Osmund in Trinity Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury * Shrine of Saint Petroc in Bodmin Parish Church, Bodmin, England * Shrine of Saint Swithun in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England * Shrine of Saint Thomas de Cantilupe in Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, England * Shrine of Saint Wilfrid in Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, England * Shrine of Saint William of York in York Minster, York, England * Shrine of Saint Winifred (now destroyed) in Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury, England * Shrine of Saint Winifred at Holywell, Wales* Shrine of Saint Wite at the Church of St Candida and Holy Cross, Whitchurch Canonicorum, England * Shrine of Saint Wulfstan in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England * Shrine of the Tyburn Martyrs in Tyburn Convent, London, England
North America ===Canada===* Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec* Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, Ontario*Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage in Caraquet, New-Brunswick* Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal* Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica, Trois-Rivières, Quebec* National Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Patrick's Church, Toronto, Ontario===Mexico===* Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City===United States===*Cathedral of Saint Paul, National Shrine of the Apostle Paul; in St. Paul, Minnesota*Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; in Baltimore, Maryland*Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, National Shrine of; in New Orleans, Louisiana*Christ the King, Sovereign Priest, Shrine of; in Chicago, Illinois*National Shrine of The Divine Mercy; in Stockbridge, Massachusetts*Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, National Shrine; in Emmitsburg, Maryland*The Grotto, The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother; in Portland, Oregon*Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians in Hubertus, Wisconsin*Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; in Washington, D.C.*Immaculate Conception, Catholic Shrine of the; in Atlanta, Georgia*Infant Jesus, National Shrine of the; Prague, Oklahoma* Little Flower, Shrine of the; in Nasonville, Rhode Island*National Shrine of the Little Flower; in Royal Oak, Michigan*Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower; San Antonio, Texas*Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine; in Orlando, Florida*  Maximilian Kolbe, National Shrine of; Libertyville, Illinois*Mission San Xavier del Bac; outside Tucson, Arizona*Most Blessed Sacrament, Shrine of the; in Hanceville, Alabama*National Shrine of the North American Martyrs; in Auriesville, New York*Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation; in Carey, Ohio*Our Lady of Czestochowa:**National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa; in Doylestown, Pennsylvania**Black Madonna Shrine and Grotto; near Pacific, Missouri*Our Lady of Fátima, National Blue Army Shrine of; Washington Township, New Jersey*Our Lady of La Salette, National Shrine of; Attleboro, Massachusetts*Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help; Brown County, Wisconsin*Our Lady of Guadalupe:**Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe; in LaCrosse, Wisconsin**Virgin of Guadalupe, The Cathedral Shrine of the; in Dallas, Texas*Our Lady of Mount Carmel, National Shrine of; in Middletown, New York*Our Lady of Peace Shrine; in Santa Clara, California*Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle – National Shrine; in San Juan, Texas*Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, National Shrine of; in Perryville, Missouri*Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Shrine; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows; in Belleville, Illinois*Our Lady of Victory Basilica and National Shrine; in Lackawanna, New York*National Shrine to Our Lady of Walsingham in Sheboygan, Wisconsin *Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann; in Scranton, Pennsylvania*The Shrine of St. Bernadette; in Albuquerque, New Mexico *St. Elizabeth Ann Seton:**National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; in Emmitsburg, Maryland**Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton; in Manhattan, New York*St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Mother Cabrini):**National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini; in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois**St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine; in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York**Mother Cabrini Shrine; in Golden, Colorado*Saint Francis of Assisi, National Shrine of; in San Francisco, California*National Shrine of Saint John Neumann; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Saint Joseph, Shrine of; in St. Louis, Missouri. *National Shrine of St. Jude; in Chicago, Illinois*St. Kateri Tekawitha, National Shrine of; in Fonda, New York*Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center and Shrine; in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania*St. Padre Pio Shrine; in Buena, New Jersey*Saint Rita of Cascia, National Shrine of; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Shrine; in St. Charles, Missouri*St. Thérèse, National Shrine of; in Darien, Illinois
South America ===Brazil===*Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida===Ecuador===*National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne (Nuestra Señora de el Cisne), in El Cisne, Loja.===Venezuela===* Shrine of Our Lady of Betania, in the State of Miranda* Shrine of the Virgen de Coromoto (Patroness of Venezuela), Barinas
Oceania ===Australia===* St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, a minor basilica* St. Anthony's National Shrine, Hawthorn, Victoria* National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Melbourne* National Shrine of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Kew, Victoria
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See also * List of shrines* Shrines to the Virgin Mary* :Category:Islamic shrines* :Category:Shinto shrines
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