Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal
Old Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Famous Gothic Revival Catholic basilica and a major architectural and visitor landmark in Old Montréal.
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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.
Our Lady of the Cape Shrine (Notre-Dame-du-Cap)
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Nationally important Marian pilgrimage sanctuary in the Cap-de-la-Madeleine district of Trois-Rivières.
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Christianity
International Catholic pilgrimage basilica dedicated to Saint Anne on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Major Montréal pilgrimage sanctuary dedicated to Saint Joseph and closely associated with Saint Brother André.
Our Lady of Koningshoeven Abbey
Berkel-Enschot, North Brabant, Netherlands Christianity
A major Dutch Trappist abbey begun in 1880 and still home to an active Cistercian monastic community.
St Adelbert Abbey, Egmond
Egmond-Binnen, North Holland, Netherlands Christianity
A historic Benedictine abbey at Egmond-Binnen, associated with Saint Adelbert, his relics and the Adelbertusput pilgrimage tradition.
Mobarak Mosque, The Hague
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Islam
A 1955 Ahmadiyya mosque in The Hague identified by the municipal heritage authority as the Netherlands’ oldest purpose-built mosque.
Essalam Mosque, Rotterdam
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands Islam
A major Rotterdam mosque with a prayer hall for about 1,500 people and a wide religious, educational and community role.