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.
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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.
Basilica of Our Lady of Pontmain
Pontmain, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France Christianity
Marian pilgrimage basilica at Pontmain, associated with a reported apparition on 17 January 1871 recognized by the local bishop in 1872.
Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Paris, Île-de-France, France Christianity
International Catholic pilgrimage chapel associated with Catherine Labouré’s reported 1830 Marian visions and the origin of the Miraculous Medal devotion.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France Christianity
One of the world’s major Catholic pilgrimage centres, associated with the 1858 Lourdes apparitions and a long medical review tradition for reported…