Holy Sites for Miracles

Where the Virgin Mary appeared 18 times, famous for miraculous healings.

Where three shepherd children witnessed apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1917.

The most visited Catholic shrine in the world, housing the miraculous tilma.

A major Canadian pilgrimage site known for miraculous healings since 1658.

Built over the grotto where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary she would bear the Son of God.

The lake where Jesus walked on water, calmed storms, and performed many of his miracles.

A Baroque basilica in Zaragoza housing the pillar on which the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared.

The ancient world's most famous healing sanctuary, dedicated to the god of medicine.

Home to the Círio de Nazaré, Brazil's largest religious procession with 2+ million participants.

Ethiopia's most popular pilgrimage church, drawing hundreds of thousands for the Feast of St. Gabriel.

A multi-faith pilgrimage site sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims alike.

The oldest Catholic parish in the Philippines, housing the miraculous Santo Niño figure brought by Magellan.

A Benedictine monastery high in the serrated mountains of Catalonia, home of the Black Madonna.

A seaside church in Matosinhos housing a legendary crucifix said to have been carved by Nicodemus.

A mosque near Qom believed to have been built on the orders of the hidden Twelfth Imam.

A golden boulder perched impossibly on the edge of a cliff, balanced by a single hair of the Buddha.

Bulgaria's second-largest monastery, famous for its miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.

A chapel in Bruges housing a venerated relic of the Blood of Christ brought from the Holy Land.

Home of the Black Nazarene, the most revered religious image in the Philippines.

The world's second-largest Catholic basilica, dedicated to Brazil's patron saint.

A pilgrimage center in northeast Brazil where a miraculous cross was discovered in a tree.

A stunning underground chapel carved entirely from rock salt 101 meters below the surface.

Switzerland's principal pilgrimage site, a Benedictine abbey venerating the Black Madonna of Einsiedeln.

A Rococo masterpiece in a Bavarian alpine meadow, built after a statue of Christ miraculously wept.

Colonial-era churches in Portobelo housing the miraculous Black Christ statue, center of Panama's largest pilgrimage.

One of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world, housing the relics of St. Anthony of Padua.

Costa Rica's most important pilgrimage site, housing a tiny miraculous statue called La Negrita.

Salvador's most important church, where Catholic and Candomblé traditions merge.

Paraguay's most important pilgrimage site, dedicated to the Virgin of the Miracles of Caacupé.

The wealthiest and most famous monastery in Cyprus, housing an icon attributed to St Luke.

A dazzling mirrored mausoleum in Shiraz housing the tomb of two sons of the seventh Shia Imam.

A Greek Orthodox monastery clinging to a cliff face high above a forested valley in northeast Turkey.

A basilica enclosing the Holy House of the Virgin Mary, miraculously transported from Nazareth according to tradition.

A cave sanctuary in Asturias where the Reconquista began, housing the Virgin of Covadonga.

A Romanesque basilica in Maastricht venerating a miraculous statue of Our Lady, Star of the Sea.

Poland's holiest Catholic shrine, home to the miraculous Black Madonna icon.

The largest church in Canada, built through the miracles of Brother André.

The second-largest pilgrimage site in France, dedicated to St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.

Argentina's national Marian shrine, drawing millions of pilgrims to venerate a tiny miraculous Virgin statue.

The church of St. Nicholas of Myra, the historical bishop who inspired Santa Claus.

A clifftop sanctuary in the Dordogne, home of the miraculous Black Madonna.

Central America's most important pilgrimage site, housing a revered 16th-century dark-wood crucifix.

The shrine of Padre Pio, the stigmatized saint who drew millions to this Apulian hill town.

One of the most visited Marian shrines in the Philippines, known for miraculous healings.

Austria's most important pilgrimage destination, venerating a miraculous wooden Madonna.

A hilltop sanctuary above Bogotá at 3,152 meters, venerating a miracle-working crucifix.

The monastery and tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf, Lebanon's most beloved saint.

Home to the miraculous Virgin of Zapopan, protectress of Guadalajara.

The most important pilgrimage site in the Dominican Republic, dedicated to the patron saint of the nation.

A major Marian shrine near the ancient ruins, centered on a miraculous image of Our Lady of the Rosary.

A Gothic masterpiece in Umbria, built to house the Eucharistic miracle of Bolsena.

Home of the Shroud of Turin, the most studied and debated relic in the world.

Canada's national Marian shrine, site of a famous miracle where a statue opened its eyes.

A fairytale church on a tiny island in glacial Lake Bled, reached by traditional wooden boats.

Bavaria's holiest pilgrimage site, home of the 'Black Madonna' and Germany's spiritual heart.

The largest monastery in the Pirin Mountains, housing a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.

The second most important Orthodox monastery in Ukraine, venerating a miraculous footprint of the Virgin Mary.

A folk saint shrine in San Juan Province where thousands leave offerings for the miraculous 'Deceased Correa.'

A pilgrimage town in Bosnia and Herzegovina where reported Marian apparitions began in 1981.

England's Nazareth — a medieval Marian shrine in Norfolk revived as a major pilgrimage site.

Portugal's second-largest Marian sanctuary, atop a hill overlooking Braga.

A lakeside monastery founded in 905 CE, where pilgrims press their ears to the saint's tomb to hear his heartbeat.

Bulgaria's third-largest monastery, famous for its miraculous 'Three-Handed' icon and vivid frescoes.

A dramatic cliff-face monastery in Montenegro, one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the Balkans.

Honduras's most important pilgrimage site, housing a tiny miraculous statue of the Virgin of Suyapa.

A stunning Gothic Revival basilica spanning a gorge in southern Colombia, built around a miraculous rock image of the Virgin.

Bolivia's principal Marian shrine on the shores of Lake Titicaca, venerating a miraculous Virgin statue.

Cuba's national shrine, dedicated to the patroness of Cuba whose image was found floating at sea.

A surviving medieval city gate in Vilnius housing a miracle-working icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Venezuela's national shrine dedicated to the country's patron saint, built at the site of a Marian apparition.

A stunning church on an artificial island in the Bay of Kotor, built by sailors fulfilling a sacred vow.

Greece's most important Marian pilgrimage site, home to a miraculous icon.

A Baroque pilgrimage complex in Prague built around a replica of the Holy House of Nazareth.

The main Orthodox cathedral of Minsk, housing a miraculous icon of the Theotokos.

Latvia's most important Catholic pilgrimage site, with a miraculous icon drawing hundreds of thousands on Assumption Day.

The 'Lourdes of America,' a New Mexico chapel famous for its miraculous healing earth.

A 400-year-old tree thriving alone in the desert, considered miraculous by many traditions.

The only Vatican-approved Marian apparition site in Africa.

A hilltop sanctuary in Minas with panoramic views, a major Uruguayan pilgrimage site.

Haiti's most sacred Vodou pilgrimage site, a waterfall where thousands gather for healing rituals each July.

A Marian pilgrimage church on the shores of Lake Togo where the protectorate treaty was signed.