List of places of pilgrimage
The list of places of pilgrimage contains places of pilgrimage of different religions , which are the goal of a pilgrimage for pilgrims .
The most visited pilgrimage sites worldwide are Hindu and are located in India.
Important Christian pilgrimage sites
In the Roman Catholic Church, places of pilgrimage require ecclesiastical recognition as such, which is why they are to be distinguished from places of worship.
Pilgrimage sites usually have a regional or national catchment area. The following pilgrimage sites are of worldwide importance:
- Jerusalem in Israel, tomb of Jesus ( Church of the Holy Sepulcher )
- Rome in Italy, u. a. Tombs of the Apostles Peter ( St. Peter's Basilica ) and Paul ( San Paolo fuori le mura )
- Santiago de Compostela in Spain, tomb of the apostle James
- Lourdes in France, Marian shrine
- Fátima in Portugal, Marian shrine
In Asia
In India
In Turkey
- Selçuk near Ephesus (Efes; Maria , Saint John ), Marienhaus
- Myra ( Saint Nicholas )
In Africa
Congo, DR
- Isiro (OR), tomb of the Blessed Maria-Clementina Anuarita Nengapeta in the diocese of Isiro-Niangara
- Lindonge ( City of Limete ) (KN), Our Lady of Peace in the Archdiocese of Kinshasa
- Lovo (BC), Anuarita sanctuary
- Mangengenge (KN), Way of the Cross on the "shining mountain"
- Mbanza Zambi (BC), pilgrimage to Tata Ngonda Wasilwa (pilgrimage site of the Christian Church of Unity with the Holy Spirit, a mixture between Christianity and Négritude)
Congo, Rep.
- Brazzaville , tomb of Cardinal Émile Biayenda in the Holy Cross Cathedral
- Itatolo , empty tomb of Cardinal Émile Biayenda
- Mountain of Djiri , even Cardinal mountain called
Rwanda
- Kibeho : place of ecclesiastically recognized Marian apparition
South Africa
- Ngome / KwaZulu Natal (South Africa)
In America
In Bolivia
- Copacabana on Lake Titicaca
In Brasil
- Aparecida in the state of São Paulo, apparition of Mary in 1717, 8 million pilgrims annually
In the Dominican Republic
In Ecuador
In Guatemala
In Canada
In Cuba
In Mexico
In Perú
- Señor de los Milagros in Lima
- Santa Rosa Monastery in Lima
- Virgen de Chapi in Chapi ( Arequipa region )
- El Señor de Muruhuay in Tarma
- Señor de Luren in Ica
- Virgen del Carmen in Paucartambo ( Cusco region )
In Venezuela
In Europe
In Albania
In Belgium
- Banneux , Marian shrine
- Shrine of Beauraing in Beauraing , Marian shrine
- Pilgrimage site Moresnet-Chapelle in Moresnet-Chapelle , Marian pilgrimage site
- Scherpenheuvel
In Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Hrasno (Marian pilgrimage site)
- Međugorje (Marian shrine)
- Ostalo
- Studenci
In Germany
see also: Category: Pilgrimage Church in Germany and Category: Catholic Pilgrimage Site in Germany
In France
- Ars-sur-Formans , pilgrimage basilica with shrine of St. Jean-Marie Vianney
- Chartres
- Conques
- Dusenbach , Alsace
- Haegen , Alsace
- La Salette
- Le Puy
- L'Île-Bouchard
- Lisieux
- Lourdes , Marian shrine
- Marienthal , Alsace
- Mont-Saint-Michel .
- Mont Sainte-Odile , Alsace
- Paray-le-Monial
- Paris , rue du Bac
- Rocamadour
- Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
- Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
- Tours tomb of St. Martin
- Thierenbach , Alsace
- Vezelay
In Great Britain
In Ireland
- Croagh Patrick - called Turas
- Knock (County Mayo) (Marian Shrine)
- Glencolumbkille - Turas
In Italy
- Acri , place of pilgrimage in Calabria (Saint Angelo by Acri OFMCap )
- Assisi , tomb of St. Francis and Clare
- Loreto , the "Holy House"
- Padua , tomb of St. Anthony of Padua
- Our Lady of Bonaria , Cagliari , Patroness of Sardinia
- Lanciano
- Madonna della Corona in Spiazzi
- Manoppello , Capuchin Church of the Santuario del Volto Santo, where the Manoppello veil is kept
- Moncalieri
- Monte Pellegrino near Palermo , pilgrimage site of Saint Rosalia
- Re , Sanctuary of Madonna del Sangue, east of Domodossola in Piedmont
- Rocciamelone , the Marienkapelle at the summit of the Rocciamelone (3538 m) is considered to be the highest place of pilgrimage in Europe.
- Sacro Monte di Oropa , above Biella in Piedmont
- San Giovanni Rotondo , tomb of Padre Pio in the crypt of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Santa Maria degli Angeli, town near Assisi, Portiuncula in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli
- Tindari , pilgrimage church with the Black Madonna
- Holy Cross Church in Abbey
- Maria Weissenstein
- Maria Trens
- Our Lady in the Forest
- Our Lady in Riffian
- Säben Monastery
- Maria Rast ( Eppan )
- Our Lady in the Mörre ( Passeier Valley )
- Our Lady in Schnals ( Schnalstal )
- Pilgrimage church Schmelz near Martell (South Tyrol)
- Neustift Monastery
- St. Maria in Enneberg (La Pli de Mareo) in Enneberg
In Kosovo
- Letnica, Assumption of Mary, Black Madonna
In Croatia
In Lithuania
- Šiluva in Raseiniai County
- Kryžių Kalnas near Šiauliai
- Gate of Dawn (Aušros vartai) in Vilnius
In Luxemburg
| Canton | place | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Echternach |
Echternach Archdiocese of Luxembourg |
Tomb of St. Willibrord , Echternach jumping procession |
| Echternach |
Girsterklause Archdiocese of Luxembourg |
Marian pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Hieselterheck |
| Wiltz |
Kaundorf Archdiocese of Luxembourg |
Pilgrimage to the Pirminus chapel on Përmesknupp |
| Esch on the Alzette |
Kayl Archdiocese of Luxembourg |
Pilgrimage to Léiffrächen (Our Lady) |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg (City) Archdiocese of Luxembourg |
Image of grace Our Lady of Luxembourg, Mariendom |
In Malta
In the Netherlands
| province | place | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Groningen | Warfhuizen | Our Lady of the Locked Garden |
| Friesland | Dokkum | Pilgrimage site of St. Boniface |
| North Holland | Heiloo | Marian shrine to Our Lady in Need |
| North Holland | Amsterdam | Host pilgrimage site ("Silent Omgang") |
| North Brabant | trade | Marian shrine |
| North Brabant | 's-Hertogenbosch | Lady Chapel of St. John's Cathedral ("Zoete Lieve Vrouw") |
| Limburg | Roermond | Maria in the sand |
| Limburg | Maastricht | Maria Sea Star ; St. Servatius ( Sanctuary Tour Maastricht ) |
| Limburg | Wittem | Pilgrimage site of St. Gerhard Majella |
In Austria
- Burgenland:
- Carinthia:
-
Lower Austria:
- Annaberg
- Fronsburger Bründl
- Hafnerberg
- Heilsamer Brunnen Leobersdorf in Leobersdorf
- Kirchberg am Wagram
- Klein Maria Dreieichen
- Klein-Mariazell
- Maria Bründl near Poysdorf
- Maria Bründl (Schwarzenbach)
- Maria Dreieichen
- Maria Ellend on the Danube
- Mariahilfberg
- Maria in the mountains in Sallapulka
- Maria Kirchbüchl
- Maria-Lanzendorf
- Maria Moos in Zistersdorf
- Maria name in Mönichkirchen
- Maria Ponsee
- Maria Schnee in Drosendorf-Zissersdorf
- Maria Schnee in Lichtenegg
- Maria protection
- Maria Seesal
- Maria Taferl
- Maria from the good advice in Schwarzau am Steinfeld
- Pottenstein
- Pulkauer Bründl
- St. Corona am Wechsel
- Sonntagberg
-
Upper Austria:
- Adlwang
- All Saints' Day in the Mühlkreis
- Bad Leonfelden
- Berg near Rohrbach
- Christkindl
- Frauenstein
- Gstaig in Feldkirchen near Mattighofen
- Hard in Pischelsdorf
- Heiligenberg
- Holy place in Lengau
- Hilkering in Hartkirchen
- Calvary near Vöcklamarkt
- Kremsmünster
- Maria Ach in Hochburg-Ach
- Maria am Grüne Anger in Dimbach
- Maria Bründl in Putzleinsdorf
- Maria Bründl in Raab
- Maria Laab in Naarn in the Machlande
- Maria Laah in Wolfern
- Maria Neustift
- Pilgrimage basilica Maria Puchheim in Attnang-Puchheim
- Maria Schauersberg in Thalheim near Wels
- Maria Schmolln
- The Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Zell am Pettenfirst
- Pöstlingberg
- Ruprechtshofen in Niederneukirchen
- St. Leonhard in Pucking
- St. Valentin in Haselbach
- St. Wolfgang
- Valentine in Munderfing
- Wenceslas Church in Wartberg ob der Aist
- Salzburg:
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Styria:
- Pilgrimage church Frauenberg an der Enns in Frauenberg in Ardning
- Pilgrimage church on Frauenberg near Leibnitz in Leibnitz
- Pilgrimage church Maria Rehkogel in Frauenberg in Sankt Marein im Mürz valley
- Maria Buch-Feistritz
- Maria Fieberbründl
- Maria Hasel - Pinggau
- Maria Helfbrunn
- Maria Lankowitz
- Maria Lebing
- Maria Pöllauberg
- Maria Schnee near Seckau
- Maria Trost in Fernitz
- Mariatrost in Graz
- Mariazell
- Pilgrimage church to St. Antonius in Radmer
- Tyrol:
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Vorarlberg:
- Maria Bildstein in Bildstein
- Our Lady of the Visitation in Rankweil
- Our dear Madam Birth in Tschagguns
In Poland
- St. Annaberg (Upper Silesia) ( Góra Św. Anny )
- Bardo (Lower Silesia) (Wartha) , Marian pilgrimage site
- Czerwińsk nad Wisłą , Marian shrine in Mazovia
- Częstochowa (Czestochowa) , Marian pilgrimage site, Jasna Góra (the light mountain)
- Gniezno Cathedral (Bazylika archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP i św. Wojciecha) in Gniezno with the grave of St. Adalbert of Prague ( Sw. Wojciech )
- Kalwaria Pacławska ( Subcarpathian Mountains ) ( Podkarpacie )
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska in Lesser Poland ( Małopolska )
- Kamień Śląski (Great Stone) , Upper Silesia, Sanctuary Św. Jacka (birthplace of St. Hyacinth of Poland )
- Kodeń , Sanctuary of the Virgin Mary ( Matki Bożej Kodeńskiej ) in the Bialski District ( Lublin Voivodeship )
- Krakow : Wawel Cathedral with the tomb of St. Hedwig of Anjou , Queen of Poland ( Królowa Jadwiga )
- Krakow: Pauline Monastery on the Skałka Hill ( Kościół na Skałce ), Sanctuary of St. Stanislaus of Cracow , patron saint of Poland
- Sanctuary in Łagiewniki (Kraków) ( Kraków-Łagiewniki ), World Center of Adoration of the Divine Mercy
- Licheń Stary , Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland
- Ludźmierz , Marian shrine in Podhale
- Międzygórze, ( Maria Schnee ) in Silesia near Glatz , Habelschwerdt district
- Piekary Śląskie (Piekar), Marian pilgrimage site in Upper Silesia
- Święta Lipka (Heiligelinde), Masuria
- Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Krosno (Krossen), district of Orneta (Wormditt)
- Wambierzyce (Albendorf) near Wünschelburg , County Glatz , "Jerusalem of Silesia"
- Warsaw : Church of St. Andrew Bobola , sanctuary of the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Warsaw
- Jesuit Church in Warsaw Old Town , Sanctuary of the Merciful Mother of God, city patroness of Warsaw
- Warsaw: St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, tomb of Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko
- Wejherowo (Neustadt in West Prussia, formerly Weyersfrey): Kalvarienberg
In Portugal
- Fátima , Marian shrine
- Cristo-Rei south of Lisbon
In Slovakia
- Bukova Hôrka
- Čirč
- Levoča
- Litmanová
- Ľutina
- Marianka
- Nitra
- Nitrianska Blatnica
- Rajčany
- Staré Hory
- Šaštin
- Šašová
- Topoľčianky
In Switzerland
- Bad Zurzach , Canton of Aargau
- Berlens , Canton of Friborg
- Bourguillon near Freiburg in Üechtland
- Einsiedeln , Canton of Schwyz
- Flüeli-Ranft near Sachseln , Canton Obwalden
- Hergiswald near Kriens , Canton Lucerne
- Lachen SZ , Canton Schwyz: Our Lady of Sorrows in the Ried
- Luthern Bad , Canton of Lucerne
- Madonna del Sasso near Orselina , Canton Ticino
- Maria Bildstein near Benken , Canton St. Gallen
- Mariastein near Metzerlen-Mariastein , Canton Solothurn
- Meltingen , Canton of Solothurn
- Niederrickenbach near Oberdorf , Canton Nidwalden
- Notre-Dame des Marches near Broc , Canton of Friborg
- Undervelier , Canton of Jura
- Our Lady of Longeborgne , Canton of Valais
- Wolfwil , Canton of Solothurn
- Ziteil above Salouf , Canton of Graubünden - at 2,429 m above sea level. M. highest pilgrimage site in the Eastern Alps
In Spain
- Caravaca de la Cruz , relic of the true cross
- El Rocío
- Eunate
- Montserrat
- Santiago de Compostela , tomb of St. Apostle James
- Santuari de Lluc
- Torreciudad
In Czech Republic
Main article : List of pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic
- Haindorf (Hejnice) in the Jizera Mountains
- Křemešník near Pelhřimov
- Křížová hora near Jiřetín pod Jedlovou in the Lusatian Mountains
- Mariaschein (Bohosudov) on the southern edge of the Ore Mountains
- Skoky (Mariastock) near Žlutice
- Maria Kulm near Sokolov
- Gojau near Český Krumlov in South Bohemia ( Jihočeský kraj )
- Maria Loreto in Starý Hroznatov (German: Altkinsberg) near Cheb
- Holy mountain near Příbram
- Maria Hilf pilgrimage site near Zlaté Hory
- Our Lady Mountain near Králíky
- Svatý Jan pod Skalou in the Okres Beroun
- Svatý Kopeček near Olomouc
- Filipov (Jiříkov) (Philippsdorf) Pilgrimage church of the Helpful Virgin Mary in the Lusatian Mountains
In Ukraine
- Pochaiv or Pocaev (orthodox) northwest of Ternopil , near Kremenez with the grave of hl. Job of Pocaev
- Zarvanytsia ( Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ), southwest of Ternopil
In Hungary
- Budapest ( Pest ) St. Stephen's Cathedral (The "holy right" of St. Stephen )
- Budapest ( Buda ) Matthias Church (Virgin Mary - Turkish Miracle)
- Budapest (Buda) St. Mary's Basilica
Important Islamic pilgrimage sites
Important Shiite pilgrimage sites
Important places of pilgrimage for Baha'is
- Shrine of Baha'ullah in Acre , Israel
- Shrine of Bab at the Bahai World Center in Haifa , Israel
An important Yazidi pilgrimage site
Places of pilgrimage in voodoo
- Abomey in the south of Benin
- Aného in the south of Togo
- Ile-Ife in southwestern Nigeria
- Ouidah in the south of Benin
- Plèn dinò in northern Haiti
- Sodo in eastern Haiti
Hinduism
- Ayodhya (birthplace of the god Rama )
- Dvaraka (capital of the god Krishna )
- Haridwar (source plateau of the Ganges )
- Kanchipuram (Great Temple of Shiva )
- Mathura (birthplace of Krishna)
- Ujjain
- Varanasi
- Nashik
- Prayagraj (confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers )
- Bhubaneshwar
- Puri
Jainism
Buddhism
- The four classic pilgrimage sites
- Other significant places of pilgrimage during the Buddha-time
- Other significant places of pilgrimage in India
- Place of pilgrimage in Vietnam
- Hương Tích (Mountain of Fragrant Traces)
Pilgrimage places and routes in Japan:
- Shikoku pilgrimage route on Shikoku Island
- Saigoku pilgrimage route in the Kinki region
- Settsukoku pilgrimage route in the area of the former Settsu Province
- Harima saigoku pilgrimage route on the territory of the former Harima province
- Izumi saigoku pilgrimage route on the territory of the former province of Izumi
- Zenko-ji
- Kōya-san
- Ōyama , mountain in Kanagawa Prefecture
- Enoshima , peninsula belonging to Fujisawa
- Narita-san Shinshō-ji in Narita
See also: Junrei
Shinto
- Ise-jingū in Ise ( Mie Prefecture )
- Kotohira-gū in Kotohira ( Kagawa Prefecture )
- Jissha-meguri to the Tōkyō-jissha in 6 of the 23 boroughs of Tokyo
Mountain cult
Old Egypt
See also
Individual evidence
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- ↑ AFRICA / DR CONGO - "A lively Church but the faith needs to be deepened" says President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference. Retrieved June 21, 2016 .
- ^ Archdiocese of Kinshasa. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012 ; accessed on June 21, 2016 .
- ^ Website of the Diocese of Boma.
- ↑ See the article Mont Mangengenge in the French Wikipedia.
- ↑ photo. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013 ; accessed on June 21, 2016 .
- ↑ La Mémoire, N ° 120 Octobre 2009. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012 ; accessed on June 21, 2016 .
- ^ Jana Tempelhoff: Marienborn - place of pilgrimage, convent and aristocratic women's monastery. A spiritual community as reflected in its chronicle (1191–1910) . In: Eva Labouvie (Ed.): Studies on the history and culture of Central Germany . tape 4 . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 2017.
- ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : pilgrimage chapel Maria Hilf Beselich . In: 125 years of the parish church of St. Agidius Obertiefenbach . Parish of St. Agidius Obertiefenbach, Beselich 2013.
- ↑ Ulrich Falke, Rüdiger Weinstrauch: The miraculous image of Verne unexpected insights into a Westphalian pilgrimage . Catholic parish St. Batholomaeus, Verne 1997, ISBN 3-00-002412-3 .
- ↑ The legend of the pilgrimage. Pastoralverbund Salzkotten, 1982, accessed on May 1, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Christelle Kalck: Le Pèlerinage de Saint-Quirin à Haegen. Histoire et legend. Pays d'Alsace, Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Saverne et environs, issue 206, 2004, pp. 3-17.
- ↑ For example, the "Michaelskinder" from Basel in: Patrice de Plunkett: Les romans du Mont-Saint-Michel. (= Le roman des lieux et destins magiques ). Editions du Rocher, 2011, ISBN 978-2-268-07147-3 .
- ↑ Some pilgrimages from Schwäbisch Hall in the 15th century in: Eduard Krüger, Fritz Arens, Gerd Wunder: Schwäbisch Hall. A walk through history and art. Eppinger-Verlag, Schwäbisch Hall 1982, 176 pp.
- ↑ www.ofmcap.org: Angelo de Acri
- ^ Church of Lachen: Pilgrimages to Our Lady of Sorrows in the Ried. In: kirchelachen.ch, accessed on June 21, 2016.
- ↑ “There are four places, Ananda, that a noble person who has confidence may seek out, may well let work on him: and which four?” DN 16.5.3. (Mahāparinibbāna Sutta, part 5).
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