List of shrines
This is a list of the more notable religious shrines around the world.
Africa
Algeria
- Notre Dame d'Afrique, Algiers
Cameroon
- Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres in Yaoundé.
Egypt
- Our Lady of Assiut, Assiut
- Our Lady of Zeiton, Cairo
- Our Lady of Warraq, Giza
- 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
- Syrian Monastery, Egypt, Shrine of Mary Magdalene
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Shrine of Saint Mark the Evangelist
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo, Shrine of Saint Athanasius
- Paromeos Monastery, Shrine of Saints Maximus & Domitius
- White Monastery, Shrine of Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite
- Monastery of Saint Mina, Shrine of Pope Cyril VI & Saint Menas
- Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo, Shrine of Mother Irini
- Monastery of Saint Pishoy, Shrine of Pope Shenouda III
Rwanda
- Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Kibeho
South Africa
- Ngome Marian Shrine in Ngome, KwaZulu-Natal
Kenya
- National Marian shrine - Subukia.
Asia
Cyprus
- The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos, near Pedoulas, Nicosia District
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, Pallipport, Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala
- Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
- Shirine of Saiyed Murad Shahid Datar bawa Gujarat
- 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
Iran
- Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom – tomb of Fātimah al-Ma‘sūmah, sister of the Eighth Twelver Shī‘ah Imām Imamzadeh Hamzeh Mosque in Tabriz
- Imām Ridhā Shrine, Mashhad – tomb of the Eighth Twelver Shī‘ah Imām
- Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine, Rey – tomb of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, as well as other notable individuals, including royalty
Iraq
- Abdul Qadir Gilani, Baghdad, tomb of the most famous Sufi saint, Highly respected in Sunni Muslims, especially Sufism. Founder of Qadriyya Lineage
- Al-Askari Mosque, Samarra – tomb of the Tenth and Eleventh Twelver Shī‘ah Imāms
- Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Kadhimiya – tomb of the Seventh and Ninth Twelver Shī‘ah Imāms
- Al Abbas Mosque, Karbala – tomb of ‘Abbās, the brother of Husayn
- Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf – tomb of Ali, the cousin of Muhammad and First Shī‘ah Imām
- Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq – tomb of Husayn, the son of Ali, grandson of Muhammad and Third Twelver Shī‘ah Imām
Israel
- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
- Shrine of the Báb in Haifa
- Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in Acre
- Basilica of the Annunciation, in Nazareth.
Japan
- Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto.
- Hakozaki Shrine in Fukuoka.
- Hiyoshi Taisha in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture.
- Ise Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture.
- Isonokami Shrine in Tenri, Nara Prefecture.
- Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture.
- Izumo Taisha in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture.
- Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture.
- Kamo Shrine in Kyoto.
- Kashihara Shrine in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture.
- Kashima Shrine in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture.
- Kasuga Shrine in Nara.
- Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture.
- Kumano Hongū Taisha in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture.
- Matsunoo Shrine in Kyoto.
- Munakata Taisha in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture.
- Our Lady of Akita, Akita.
- Usa Shrine in Usa, Ōita Prefecture.
Lebanon
- Our Lady of Bechouat Sanctuary, Beqaa Valley
- Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine, 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 Zahle and the Bekaa Chapel, Zahlé
Pakistan
- Chisht Nagar
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar
- Daata Darbar, Lahore
- Bari Imam Shrine, Islamabad
- National Marian Shrine, Mariamabad
- Shrine Of Allo Mahar sharif Tomb of Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah and Pir Syed Amin Shah in Allo Mahar, Sialkot.
- Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sehwan
- Bibi Pak Daman
- Sultan ul Arifeen Hazrat Syed Rakhyal Shah Sufi Al Qadri
Palestine
- Church of All Nations, Jerusalem
- Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
- Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, Jerusalem
Philippines
- Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Manila
- Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, Parañaque, Metro Manila
- Diocesan Shrine of St. Joseph Parish known as the Bamboo Organ Church, Las Piñas, Metro Manila
- Diocesan Shrine of the Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Las Piñas, Metro Manila
- International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, known as the Antipolo Church, Antipolo, Rizal
- 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
- 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 Rosary of Manaoag, Manaoag, Pangasinan
- National Shrine of Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang, Gamu, Isabela
- Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, Quiapo, Manila
Saudi Arabia
- Masjid al-Nabawi, Medina - tomb of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad
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
- Katirkamam Murugan temple, Kathirgama
Syria
- Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery, Saidnaya
- Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Damascus – tomb of Zaynab, the sister of Husayn
- Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque, Damascus – tomb of Fātimah, the daughter of Husayn
Turkey
- Church of St. Mary of the Spring, Istanbul
- House of the Virgin Mary, Mt. Bülbüldağı near Selçuk
Vietnam
- Lý Bát Đế Shrine in Từ Sơn, Bắc Ninh Province
- Our Lady of La Vang in Quảng Trị
Europe
Andorra
- Our Lady of Meritxell, Meritxell, Canillo
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 Miracles, Mauriac, Cantal
- 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