List of Christian shrines
This is a list of the more notable Christian shrines around the world.
Africa
Algeria
Cameroon
Egypt
- Our Lady of Warraq, Giza
- Virgin Mary & St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Shrine of Saint Abanoub
- 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, 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, 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, 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
South Africa
- Ngome Marian Shrine in Ngome, KwaZulu-Natal
Uganda
Asia
Cyprus
India
- 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
Japan
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
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
Turkey
- Church of St. Mary of the Spring, Istanbul
- House of the Virgin Mary, Mt. Bülbüldağı near Selçuk
Vietnam
Europe
Andorra
Austria
- Maria Absam 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 Banneux Chapel, Banneux, Liège
- Our Lady of Beauraing Shrine, Beauraing, Namur
- Our Lady of Halle Basilica, 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 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
- 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, Pellevoisin, Indre
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées
- Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Rocamadour, Rocamadour, Lot
Germany
- Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting, 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
Italy
- Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral at Loreto
- Pontifical Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua
Latvia
Malta
- Minor basilica of National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta’ Pinu 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 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
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- 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 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
- ; 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
- ; 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 :
- *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
Ecuador
Venezuela
- Shrine of Our Lady of Betania, Locally known as Santuario de la Virgen De Betania. The Santuario is Located region knows as Los Valles del Tuy, St Miranda.
- The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto. The Basilica is located in Guanare, Capital city of Portuguesa State.
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