Nyakang Shrine at Akurwa
Akurwa, Upper Nile, South Sudan
A historically documented Shilluk shrine at Akurwa associated with Nyakang, founder figure of the Shilluk nation.
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Ave Maria Mission
Ngboko, Western Equatoria, South Sudan Christianity
A Catholic mission and Marian shrine in Western Equatoria operated by the Missionary Community of Saint Paul the Apostle.
Lim Ko Niao Shrine
Anoru, Pattani, Mueang Pattani, Thailand
A major Pattani Chinese shrine devoted to Chao Mae Lim Ko Niao and known for its annual procession and cross-community pilgrimage tradition.
Jui Tui Shrine
Phuket Old Town, Phuket, Mueang Phuket, Thailand
A major Chinese shrine in Phuket and one of the principal ceremonial centres of the internationally known Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
Erawan Shrine
Ratchaprasong, Bangkok, Pathum Wan, Thailand Hinduism
A major open-air Brahma shrine at Ratchaprasong, visited by Thai and international devotees seeking blessings.
Panagia Soumela, Vermio
Kastania, Veria, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
Panagia Soumela on Mount Vermio near Kastania is the modern Greek pilgrimage shrine that preserves the religious and cultural legacy of the…
Struell Wells and Bath Houses
Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Christianity
Historic holy-well complex associated with St Patrick and a long pilgrimage and healing tradition.
Carfin Grotto
Carfin, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Christianity
Scotland’s national Marian shrine, created as a Lourdes grotto and visited by pilgrims from across Scotland and abroad.
St Non’s Chapel and Well
St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom Christianity
Pilgrimage site near St Davids traditionally associated with the birth of St David and a holy well attributed with healing powers.
St Winefride’s Well and Chapel
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom Christianity
One of Britain’s best-known holy wells, with a continuous pilgrimage and healing tradition associated with St Winefride.
Shrine Church of Saint Melangell
Pennant Melangell, Llangynog, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom Christianity
Remote Welsh shrine preserving the reconstructed medieval shrine of St Melangell and a long pilgrimage tradition.
Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
Walsingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Christianity
International Anglican Marian shrine reviving one of medieval England’s most famous pilgrimage traditions.