The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Piety (Mãe Soberana)

Loulé, Faro District, Portugal Christianity

The Algarve’s largest Marian sanctuary, centred on a 1553 hermitage and the major post-Easter Mãe Soberana pilgrimage of Loulé.

Our Lady of Piety (Mãe Soberana)