The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń

Licheń Stary, Wielkopolskie, Poland Christianity

Monumental Marian basilica serving a leading Polish pilgrimage sanctuary.

Our Lady of Licheń

Gietrzwałd Shrine of Our Lady

Gietrzwałd, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland Christianity

Major Marian pilgrimage site associated with the 1877 Gietrzwałd apparitions.

Our Lady of Gietrzwałd

Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków-Łagiewniki

Łagiewniki, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity

International centre of devotion to Divine Mercy, associated with Saint Faustina Kowalska.

Divine Mercy; Saint Faustina Kowalska

Sanctuary of Saint John Paul II in Kraków

Białe Morza, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity

Modern Catholic pilgrimage complex dedicated to the memory and relics of John Paul II.

Saint John Paul II

Jasna Góra Monastery and Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa

Częstochowa, Śląskie, Poland Christianity

Poland’s foremost Marian pilgrimage shrine houses the revered Black Madonna icon.

Our Lady of Częstochowa (Black Madonna)