List of Christian pilgrimage sites

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This is a list of sites notable as destinations of Christian pilgrimage, sorted by region and by (modern) country.

This page has a wider view of the topic, while the "pilgrimage church" page offers Catholic sites.

This is a list of sites commonly visited by Christian pilgrims. For a list of Roman Catholic churches often visited by pilgrims, see Pilgrimage church.

''Old World''

=The Holy Land=

{{further|New Testament places associated with Jesus|List of Christian holy places in the Holy Land|Holy Land}}

File:Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre BW 24.JPG in Jerusalem]]

The Holy Land is the location of many events in the Old Testament and New Testament. This list is arranged alphabetically after Jerusalem.

File:Bethlehem_BW_2010-09-21_12-34-02.JPG in Bethlehem]]

=Eastern Christianity=

File:Panorama LaSalette.jpg]]

File:Croagh-patrick-chapel.jpg chapel, Ireland]]

Sites associated with Eastern Christianity in Eastern Europe and the Near East (excluding the Holy Land proper).

==Armenia==

==Artsakh (de facto)==

  • Ghazanchetsots Cathedral{{cite news|title=Shushi City of Artsakh attracts tourists from Armenia and Diaspora|url=https://news.am/eng/news/238001.html|work=news.am|date=7 November 2014|quote=The rebuilt Temple St. Kazanchetsots is a popular place of pilgrimage for tourists from Armenia and the Diaspora.}}

==Bulgaria==

==Egypt==

File:Katharinenkloster Sinai BW 2.jpg, Mount Sinai]]

==Ethiopia==

==Georgia==

==Greece==

==India==

File:Velankanni 2.JPG in India is a 16th-century Marian apparition shrine.]]

== Iran ==

== Jordan ==

File:Bethany (5).JPG ruins on the eastern side of the Jordan River are the location for the Baptism of Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist.]]

Alphabetically by noun, ignoring the Arabic article (al-, el-)

File:Our Lady Of Lebanon Harissa.jpg

== Lebanon ==

==Romania==

  • Iași, where over 1 million pilgrims from all over Romania and neighboring Orthodox countries supposedly queue to touch the relics of Saint Paraskevi

==Russia==

==Serbia==

  • Djunis monastery near Kruševac is the most visited shrine in Serbia, dedicated to the Theotokos

==Syria==

==Turkey==

File:Canterbury Cathedral 102 Pilgrims.JPG, Canterbury Cathedral]]

==Ukraine==

=Western Christianity=

Sites associated with Western Christianity (Roman Catholicism, including sites now in Protestant parts of Europe).

==Austria==

  • Mariazell. Marian shrine to Austria and Hungary

==Belgium==

  • Banneux – Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1933 [https://web.archive.org/web/20120208132212/http://www.banneux-nd.be/gb/accueil.gb.htm]
  • Beauraing – Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1932 [http://beauraing.catho.be/uk/uk_000_frames.html].

==Bosnia and Herzegovina==

  • Medjugorje – Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1981

==Czech Republic==

==Finland==

  • Kirkkokari, the only Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in Finland.

==France==

File:Basilica of the Immaculate Conception from the Gave bank.jpg]]

==Germany==

==Hungary==

  • Máriapócs{{Cite web |url=http://www.mariapocsi-zarandokhaz.hu/ |title=Mariapocsi-zarandokhaz.ur |access-date=2016-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217130001/http://mariapocsi-zarandokhaz.hu/ |archive-date=2014-12-17 |url-status=dead }}

==India==

==Ireland==

==Italy==

File:Sãopedro1.jpg, Vatican City]]

==Latvia==

==Lithuania==

==Netherlands==

==Norway==

  • Nidaros, Trondheim. Shrine of St. Olav. 4th most visited pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages.

==Poland==

[[File:Kraków, Sanktuarium Bożego Miłosierdzia - fotopolska.eu (214721).jpg|thumb|250px|

Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków-Łagiewniki, the global center of Divine Mercy]]

File:pilgrims.jpg]]

==Portugal==

File:Fatima plein.jpeg, in Cova da Iria, Fátima, Portugal]]

==Spain==

==Romania==

File:Levoča Bazilika Mariánská hora 2015 2.jpg at Mariánska hora in Levoča, the largest pilgrimage site in Slovakia]]

==Slovakia==

=== Greek Catholic ===

  • Shrine of Our Lady of Litmanová, a Marian apparition.
  • Basilica minor of the Dormition of the Mother of God of Ľutina, the largest Greek Catholic pilgrimage in Slovakia, held every August 15

=== Roman Catholic ===

==Switzerland==

==United Kingdom==

New World

Pilgrimage sites in parts of the world reached by Christianity in the early modern or modern era, including the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast and East Asia.

=Sub-Saharan Africa=

==Rwanda==

  • Our Lady of Kibeho, Kibeho, Rwanda. It receives about 25,000–30,000 visitors per year.{{cite web |title=Kibeho |url=https://www.visitrwanda.com/destinations/kibeho/#:~:text=During%20peak%20season%2C%20Kibeho%20Church,%2C%20France%2C%20Italy%20and%20India. |website=Visit Rwanda | date=5 August 2018 |access-date=9 February 2021}}

==Uganda==

=East and Southeast Asia=

==Japan==

==South Korea==

  • Seoul Martyrs Way

==Indonesia==

  • Sendangsono. Central Java; The first native Javan baptized by Rv. Van Lith, SJ

==Malaysia==

==Philippines==

==Vietnam==

=Latin America=

==Argentina ==

==Brazil==

==Costa Rica==

  • Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels – the pilgrims walk from all around the country with the goal of arriving on 2 August at the Basilica in Cartago, that date is the feast day of the feast day of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula (on which the Portiuncola Indulgence could be gained) and a national holiday due to the pilgrimage.

==Mexico==

==Honduras==

  • The Basilica of Our Lady of Suyapa (Spanish: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Suyapa or Basílica de Suyapa) in Tegucigalpa is the largest church in Honduras. Dedicated to the Marian apparition of Our Lady of Suyapa, it receives approximately 1.2 million pilgrims each year on February 3, arriving from other parts of Honduras and the world.

==Guatemala==

=North America=

==Canada==

==United States==

===Catholic===

===Eastern Orthodox===

=== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ===

{{See also|List of historic sites of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}}

References