National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Krzeptówki
Krzeptówki, Zakopane, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
Fatima devotion shrine in the Tatra foothills, built as thanksgiving for John Paul II’s survival.
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Góra Świętej Anny Sanctuary and Calvary
Góra Świętej Anny, Opolskie, Poland Christianity
Franciscan pilgrimage sanctuary and Calvary on Mount Saint Anne in Upper Silesia.
Holy Mount Grabarka Orthodox Sanctuary
Grabarka, Podlaskie, Poland Christianity
Poland’s principal Orthodox pilgrimage hill, marked by thousands of votive crosses.
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Passion and Marian Sanctuary
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Wadowice County (powiat wadowicki), Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
UNESCO-listed Calvary landscape combining a Bernardine basilica, chapels and pilgrimage routes.
Gietrzwałd Shrine of Our Lady
Gietrzwałd, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland Christianity
Major Marian pilgrimage site associated with the 1877 Gietrzwałd apparitions.
Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków-Łagiewniki
Łagiewniki, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
International centre of devotion to Divine Mercy, associated with Saint Faustina Kowalska.
Sanctuary of Saint John Paul II in Kraków
Białe Morza, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
Modern Catholic pilgrimage complex dedicated to the memory and relics of John Paul II.
Bahá’í Shrine in Montréal (Maxwell House)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Bahá’í Faith
Canada’s designated Bahá’í shrine, preserved in the former home of May and William Sutherland Maxwell.
Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rama
Rama, Saskatchewan, Canada Christianity
Prominent prairie Marian pilgrimage grotto modelled on the shrine at Lourdes, France.
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine at St. Laurent
St. Laurent, Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Christianity
Established prairie Marian pilgrimage site near Duck Lake, historically associated with Métis and Catholic religious life.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine at Saint Francis Xavier Mission
Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Pilgrimage site in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake associated with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha.
Martyrs’ Shrine
Midland, Ontario, Canada Christianity
Canadian national pilgrimage destination honouring the Jesuit Canadian Martyrs and the seventeenth-century Huronia missions.