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Church to which pilgrimages are regularly made
A pilgrimage church (
German : Wallfahrtskirche ) is a church to which
pilgrimages are regularly made, or a church along a pilgrimage route, like the
Way of St. James , that is visited by pilgrims.
The
Calvary Church in
Bonn with its holy stairway
Pilgrimage churches are often located by the graves of
saints , or hold portraits to which miraculous properties are ascribed or saintly
relics that are safeguarded by the church for their veneration. Such relics may include the bones, books or pieces of clothing of the saints, occasionally also fragments of the
cross of Jesus, pieces of the
crown of thorns , the nails with which he was fixed to the cross and other similar objects. Pilgrimage churches were also built at places where
miracles took place.
List of Roman Catholic pilgrimage churches
Churches are listed in alphabetical order of the sites in or near where they are located.
Austria
Andenken an Birkenstein postcard.
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Pilgrimage Church of Frauenberg in
Ardning
Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary in
Mariazell
Mariatrost Basilica in
Graz
Ardning ,
Styria :
Pilgrimage Church of Frauenberg (
Wallfahrtskirche Frauenberg an der Enns )
Bad Leonfelden ,
Upper Austria :
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Schutz am Bründl (
Katholische Kirche Maria Schutz )
Berg bei Rohrbach , Upper Austria:
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Trost (
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Trost )
Bergheim near
Salzburg :
Maria Plain
Christkindl , Upper Austria:
Pilgrimage Church of Christkindl (
Wallfahrtskirche Christkindl )
Fernitz , Styria:
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Trost (
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Trost Fernitz )
Gaflenz , Upper Austria:
St. Sebald am Heiligenstein
Graz , Styria:
Mariagrüner Kirche, Graz
Graz , Styria:
Mariatrost Basilica
Gurk , Carinthia:
Gurk Cathedral (grave of Saint
Hemma of Gurk )
Gutenstein , Lower Austria:
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (
Wallfahrtskirche Hilfreiche Jungfrau Maria auf dem Mariahilfberg )
Heiligengrab , Bleiburg, Carinthia
Horn, Lower Austria:
Maria Dreieichen
Kaltenberg , Upper Austria
Kaltenbrunn , Tyrol
Linz, Upper Austria:
Pöstlingberg
Maria Dornach (Mitteldorf) , Großkirchheim, Carinthia
Maria Gail , Villach
Maria Hilf ob Guttaring , Carinthia
Maria Laach am Jauerling , Lower Austria
Maria Loreto , Saint Andrew i. L., Carinthia
Maria Rain , Carinthia
St Mary's Church, Maria Saal , Carinthia
Maria Schmolln , Upper Austria
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Schnee (Maria Luggau) , Lesachtal, Carinthia
Maria Schnee (at about ten places in
Austria and several places in
Germany and neighbouring countries)
Mariastein , Tyrol
Maria Taferl (most important pilgrimage site in Lower Austria)
Maria Waitschach , Guttaring, Carinthia
Mariazell , Styria – which in 2003–2005 was the venue for the Central European
Catholics Day
Molln, Upper Austria:
Pilgrimage Church of Frauenstein
Pottenstein:
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Trost im Elend
Poysdorf, Lower Austria:
Maria Bründl
Saalfelden, Salzburg:
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Kirchenthal
Sankt Jakob im Rosental, Carinthia:
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Elend
St. Wolfgang , Upper Austria
Pilgrimage Church of St. Wolfgang ob Grades , Metnitz, Carinthia
Schollach , Lower Austria: Maria Steinparz
Seggauberg , Styria: Pilgrimage Church on the Frauenberg near Leibnitz
Sonntagberg , Lower Austria
Our Dear Lady, Hochfeistritz , Eberstein, Carinthia
Zistersdorf , Lower Austria: Maria Moos (oldest spring shrine in Lower Austria)
Sanctuary of the Christkindl Church, Steyr [
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Brazil
Croatia
Trsat, Dalmatia, Croatia: Pilgrimage Shrine of Our Lady of Trsat, Cathedral of St Vitus
Czech Republic
France
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
Germany
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Pilgrimage church of St. John the Baptist (
Bussen )
Abensberg (
Bavaria ):
Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Assumption in the village of Allersdorf
Abtsgmünd : pilgrimage church of the Sacrifice of Mary (Mariä Opferung ) in the village of Hohenstadt
Aldenhoven : chapel of grace, parish church, Marian pilgrimage
Altötting :
Shrine of Our Lady , Marian pilgrimage
Andechs :
Pilgrimage Church of St. Nicholas and St. Elizabeth , Maria pilgrimage,
eucharistic pilgrimage
Amberg :
Pilgrimage Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Armsheim (
Rheinhessen ): former Pilgrimage church of the
Precious Blood of Christ
Beratzhausen : pilgrimage church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Bergen bei Neuburg : pilgrimage church of the Holy Cross
Berlin-Mariendorf :
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Frieden
Beselich :
Pilgrimage Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Bettbrunn : pilgrimage church of
St Salvator
Biberbach : St. James the Great, St Lawrence and the Holy Cross - ' s Herrgöttle von Biberbach
Birenbach :
Pilgrimage Church of the Dolorous Mother of God
Birkenstein : pilgrimage chapel of St Mary of the Assumption
Blieskastel : Holy Cross Chapel, Madonna with the Pfeilen
Bogen :
Bogenberg, St Mary of the Assumption
Bonn :
Kreuzbergkirche
Bruchhausen (Landkreis Neuwied) : Marian pilgrimage church of St. John the Baptist (Zuflucht der Sünder)
Bussen (
Upper Swabia ): pilgrimage church of St. John the Baptist
Cologne :
Cologne Cathedral - SS. Peter and Mary (Epiphany)
Cologne :
St. Maria in der Kupfergasse (Black Madonna of Cologne)
Dahenfeld :
St Remigius' Church
Deggendorf : Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Deggingen (Upper Filst valley):
Ave Maria (pilgrimage church)
Dettelbach : pilgrimage church of
Maria im Sand
Dießen am Ammersee :
Marienmünster church in the district of Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria
Düren :
St Anne's Church - veneration of the "head of Anna" - a head
relic of the mother of Mary
Durmersheim : pilgrimage church of Maria Bickesheim
Eckartshausen (Werneck) : pilgrimage church of the Visitation of Mary
Eggerode : pilgrimage church of
Birth of the Virgin Mary
Eibingen : pilgrimage church of St. Hildegard and St. John the Baptisth - burial church of Saint Hildegard and sanctuary for the Eibingen relic treasure.
Ellwangen : pilgrimage church of
St. Mary of Loreto
Elmstein : pilgrimage church of the Mother of God
Engelberg : St. Michael over the Main
Ettal , (
Upper Bavaria ):
Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Assumption
Ettenberg (Marktschellenberg) :
Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of Mary
Etzelsbach , (
Thüringen ):
Pilgrimage chapel of Etzelsbach
Fahrenberg : pilgrimage to the Holy Hill of the Visitation of Mary
Freystadt : pilgrimage church of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Friedberg : pilgrimage church of Herrgottsruh
Fuchsmühl : pilgrimage church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Fürstenfeldbruck :
Fürstenfeld Abbey dedicated to the
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt) in Bavaria
Gößweinstein :
Basilica , pilgrimage church and basilica of the
Holy Trinity (Heilige Dreifaltigkeit)
Gottsbüren (
North Hesse )
Haltern -Bergbossendorf: pilgrimage chapel of Saint Anne
Hennef -
Bödingen :
Pilgrimage Church of the Dolorous Mother of God
Herzfeld (Lippetal) : pilgrimage church of
St. Ida
Hirschberg an der Bergstraße : pilgrimage church of
St. John the Baptist
Hohenpeißenberg : pilgrimage chapel and church on the
Hoher Peißenberg
Kälberau : pilgrimage church of
Maria zum rauhen Wind
Kevelaer : chapel of grace, candle chapel and
St Mary's Basilica
Kippenheim : pilgrimage chapel of
Maria Frieden
Klausen (Eifel) : pilgrimage church of the Visitation of Mary
Kleinenberg near Lichtenau in East Westphalia: pilgrimage chapel
Koblenz-Arenberg : pilgrimage church of
St. Nicholas with the
Reverend Kraus' Assets (Landscape illustrated Bible)
Koblenz-Lützel : pilgrimage church of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Kößlarn : Marian pilgrimage (
Bavaria )
Küblingen (
Lower Saxony ):
Pilgrimage Church of St. Mary
Lautenbach : Late Gothic pilgrimage church of
Coronation of the Virgin
Leipferdingen : pilgrimage church of St. Michael
Leverkusen -
Alkenrath :
Gezelin Chapel
Löffingen (
Baden-Württemberg ):
Witterschneekreuz
Ludwigshafen am Rhein -
Oggersheim : castle and
Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Assumption (Ludwigshafen) - pilgrimage to the holy house of
Loreto, Marche , pilgrimage site for the
Electorate of the Palatinate
Lünen :
St Mary's Church
Marienberg (Burghausen)
Maria Gern (Berchtesgaden) :
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Gern
Mainz-Gonsenheim :
Nothelfer Chapel
Maria Steinbach :
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Steinbach
Marienheide : pilgrimage church of the
Visitation of Mary
Marienthal (Westerwald)
Marienweiher (
Marktleugast ): pilgrimage basilica the Visitation of Mary
Moosbronn : pilgrimage church Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Mussenhausen :
Our Dear Lady of Mount Carmel
Neunburg vorm Wald : Mater Dolorosa (Ortsteil Katzdorf, Oberpfalz)
Neuss :
Quirinusmünster (1209-1230)
Nußdorf am Inn (Bavaria) :
the Visitation of Mary (Kirchwald)
Nothgottes : Abbey near Eibingen in Rheingau, pilgrimage to the Gnadenbild Nothgottes
Oberfell :
Pilgrimage Church of Bleidenberg and Pilgerstein , hilltop pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Church
Ottersweier : pilgrimage church of Maria Linden
Ottobeuren :
SS. Alexander and Theodore
Pfaffen-Schwabenheim :
Stiftskirche (Pfaffen-Schwabenheim) , pilgrimage to the
Maria, Königin des Friedens , um 1750 aus dem Cologneer Karmel
St. Maria vom Frieden (Cologne) geschenkt
Planegg : Maria Eich Chapel
Raitenbuch :
St. Blasius
Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden :
Maria Kunterweg
The Apollinaris Church in
Remagen
The
Pilgrimage Church of Birnau by
Lake Constance
Maria, Königin des Friedens , Neviges
Gibraltar
Great Britain
Palestinian Christian Scouts outside the
Church of the Nativity ,
Palestine
Holy Land
Ireland
Santa Maria Maggiore in
Rome
Italy
Our Lady of Lebanon
Lebanon
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Guadalupe Basilica postcard.
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Netherlands
Philippines
Poland
Jasna Góra in
Częstochowa
Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Kraków) , also known as Łagiewniki
Portugal
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Syria
See also