Chartres Cathedral
Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France Christianity
UNESCO-listed Gothic masterpiece and historic Marian pilgrimage destination, internationally renowned for medieval stained glass and sculpture.
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Grotto of Sainte-Baume
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity
Mountain cave sanctuary long associated in Provençal Catholic tradition with St. Mary Magdalene and reached by a pilgrimage walk through the Sainte-Baume…
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity
Major Provençal pilgrimage basilica whose crypt preserves relics venerated in Catholic tradition as those of St. Mary Magdalene.
Sanctuary of Rocamadour
Rocamadour, Lot, Occitanie, France Christianity
Dramatic cliffside medieval sanctuary complex and one of France’s historic Marian pilgrimage centres, linked to the Black Madonna of Rocamadour.
Church of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity
Historic Camargue pilgrimage church famous for annual processions honouring the Saintes Maries and St. Sara, especially the pilgrimage of Roma and Travellers.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Laus
Notre-Dame du Laus, Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity
Major Marian pilgrimage sanctuary associated with Benoîte Rencurel’s reported apparitions from 1664 to 1718, formally recognized by the Bishop of Gap in…
Espace Bernadette Soubirous Nevers
Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Christianity
International pilgrimage sanctuary at the former Saint-Gildard convent, where St. Bernadette Soubirous lived and where her body is displayed in a glass…
Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart, Paray-le-Monial
Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Christianity
International Catholic pilgrimage destination associated with the Sacred Heart devotion and reported visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.
Sanctuary of Ars
Ars-sur-Formans, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
Major Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary preserving the memory, house, relics and tomb of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars.
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-d’Auray
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Morbihan, Brittany, France Christianity
Brittany’s principal Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary, associated with reported appearances of St. Anne to Yvon Nicolazic between 1623 and 1625.
Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux
Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy, France Christianity
Major French pilgrimage basilica dedicated to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, one of the best-known modern Catholic saints.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of La Salette
La Salette-Fallavaux, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
High-altitude Marian pilgrimage sanctuary associated with a reported 1846 apparition to two shepherd children.