Pilgrimage Sites Archives - Page 11 of 23

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Spiazzi

Jan van Wijk 30 May 2024 No comments

HISTORY Around the year 1000, there were hermits in the area of Monte Baldo, the mountain where the current sanctuary is located. They were connected with a monastery in Verona and…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Maria Rain

Jan van Wijk 27 May 2024 No comments

HISTORY The church “Maria Rain” is named after its location on the high banks of the river Wertach. This is a left tributary of the Lech and has a length…

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Ghisallo

admin 25 May 2024 No comments

HISTORY A legend lies at the heart of this pilgrimage site. The story dates back to the Middle Ages. One day, Count Ghisallo was out hunting game and he was...

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Todtmoos

Jan van Wijk 14 May 2024 No comments

HISTORY Since the 13th century, there have been pilgrimages in the Todtmoos area. In 1255, Mary appeared to the priest Dietrich von Rickenbach. She instructed him to build a wooden chapel…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Birnau

Jan van Wijk 8 May 2024 No comments

HISTORY In the late 9th century, there was already a pilgrimage church in Birnau, namely a chapel to Mary. Nuns were active in Birnau in 1227. In 1241, the abbey of…

Pilgrimage sites in Malta – Valletta

Jan van Wijk 25 March 2024 No comments

HISTORY The current basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has a long preceding history. Before a church was built, there was a chapel in “Old Theatre Street”. A new...

Pilgrimage sites in Malta – Ta’ Pinu

Jan van Wijk 18 March 2024 No comments

HISTORY The island of Gozo has a very eventful history and has been besieged, conquered, plundered, and destroyed many times. The Knights of the Order of St John (Knights Hospitaller) suppressed the population of Malta…

Pilgrimage sites in Malta – Mellieħa

Jan van Wijk 12 March 2024 No comments

HISTORY In Mellieha, Mary has been venerated since the early years of Christianity. The sanctuary is the oldest in Malta. Originally, the cave, where the pilgrimage church would later be built,...

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Aarle-Rixtel

Jan van Wijk 21 February 2024 No comments

HISTORY At Bosscheweg 20 in Aarle-Rixtel stands an ancient, particularly beautiful chapel. This gem in the east of the Noord-Brabant province is dedicated to Our Lady in ’t Zand. The…

Pilgrimage Sites in France – Rocamadour

admin 5 February 2024 No comments

HISTORY The valley near Rocamadour has been inhabited since the Magdalenian period, approximately 15,000 to 8,000 BC. Many centuries later, Amadour would make history there…