Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii
Pompeii, Naples, Campania, Italy Christianity
A major international Marian pilgrimage shrine founded by Saint Bartolo Longo and centered on devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary.
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Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Bari
Bari, Apulia, Italy Christianity
A major international pilgrimage basilica housing relics venerated as those of Saint Nicholas of Myra.
Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant’Angelo
Monte Sant'Angelo, Foggia, Apulia, Italy Christianity
One of Europe's oldest and most important shrines to Saint Michael, centered on a sacred cave on the Gargano.
Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Apulia, Italy Christianity
One of Italy's largest contemporary pilgrimage centers, associated with the life, ministry and tomb of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.
Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Aquileia, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Christianity
A foundational center of early Christianity in the northern Adriatic, famous for its vast late-antique mosaic floor.
Sanctuary of Saint Romedius
San Romedio, Predaia, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Christianity
A striking alpine pilgrimage sanctuary dedicated to Saint Romedius, built as a sequence of chapels on a steep rock outcrop.
Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Lussari
Monte Lussari, Tarvisio, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Christianity
A high-alpine Marian shrine near the Austrian and Slovenian borders, long associated with cross-border pilgrimage.
Saint Mark’s Basilica
Venice, Veneto, Italy Christianity
Venice's cathedral and a major Christian shrine associated with the relics of Saint Mark the Evangelist.
Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute
Venice, Veneto, Italy Christianity
A monumental Venetian Marian basilica built in fulfillment of a civic vow during the 1630 plague.
Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona
Spiazzi, Caprino Veronese, Verona, Veneto, Italy Christianity
A dramatic cliffside Marian sanctuary on Monte Baldo and a major pilgrimage destination in northern Italy.
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua
Padua, Veneto, Italy Christianity
An international Catholic shrine built around the tomb of Saint Anthony of Padua.
Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Fonte at Caravaggio
Caravaggio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy Christianity
A major Lombard Marian pilgrimage sanctuary associated with a reported 1432 apparition and a spring of devotional significance.