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Gua Maria Sendangsono

Gua Maria Sendangsono · Sendangsono Marian Grotto

Banjaroyo, Kalibawang, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Dedication / Patron Saint: Virgin Mary

Major Indonesian Catholic Marian pilgrimage sanctuary in the Menoreh Hills, shaped around a spring and prayer grottos.

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About Gua Maria Sendangsono

Identity, documented context and sacred significance.

Gua Maria Sendangsono is located in Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is major Indonesian Catholic Marian pilgrimage sanctuary in the Menoreh Hills, shaped around a spring and prayer grottos.

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Place TypeMarian Shrine
Religious TraditionChristianity
Tradition / DenominationCatholic
Dedication / Patron SaintVirgin Mary
LocationBanjaroyo, Kalibawang, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
CountryIndonesia
HeritageMajor Indonesian Marian pilgrimage destination

Faith, Tradition & Sacred Association

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Religious TraditionChristianity
Tradition / DenominationCatholic
Dedication / Patron SaintVirgin Mary

History & Sacred Tradition

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Sacred Tradition

Catholic pilgrims venerate the Virgin Mary at the sanctuary and use its prayer spaces; the water is treated as holy in devotional tradition, not as a medically proven cure.

Editorial Context

Statements about healing power attributed to the spring are part of reported devotional belief, not medically established outcomes.

Architecture & Sacred Complex

Major Indonesian Marian pilgrimage destination

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Marian prayer and pilgrimage

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October 15, 2026