The Virgin Mary shrines - Definition and Overview

A Virgin Mary shrine is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The most important shrines are :

• Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal
• The Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico
• The Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland in Knock, Ireland
• Loreto, Italy
• The Black Madonna of Czestochowa in Czestochowa, Poland
• The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France
• The Sanctuary of the Black Virgin of Montserrat, Catalonia
• Our Lady of La Vang in La Vang, Vietnam
• Our Lady of La Salette in La Salette, France
• Our Lady of Walsingham in England
• Our Lady of Ipswich in Ipswich, England
• Our Lady of Ostra Brama in Vilnius, Lithuania
• Basilica of the Virgin Mary, India

See also

• Shrine of Our Lady, Bradstowe

External links

• Truly Open Directory Web Page (http://www.trulyopendirectory.com/Religion_And_Spirituality_-_Christianity_-_Denominations_-_Catholicism_-_Saints_-_M_-_Blessed_Virgin_Mary_-_Shrines)