Pilgrimage Sites Archives - Page 6 of 23

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Heilbrünnl

Jan van Wijk 10 May 2025 No comments

HISTORY Legend is the basis of the pilgrimage site. The story goes: a shepherd finds a statue of Mary in a spring, but the man cannot pick it up.…

Pilgrimage Sites in Germany – Marienweiher

Jan van Wijk 05 May 2025 No comments

HISTORY A legend lies at the foundation of the pilgrimage site Marienweiher. A carter from Saxony, which is predominantly a Catholic country, leaves an image of the Virgin in Franconia…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Dettelbach

Jan van Wijk 29 April 2025 No comments

HISTORY The church originated in the 16th century. The construction of this church is the result of miracles at a shrine, with a wooden Pietà. This shrine stands…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Sammarei

Jan van Wijk 25 April 2025 No comments

HISTORY In the late Middle Ages, this was already a Marian pilgrimage site. In 1296, there is mention of “Sanctam Mariam” and in 1381 a deed states “Sand Marein”. Around 1500...

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Delft

Jan van Wijk 12 April 2025 No comments

HISTORY Even in the early Middle Ages, Delft was a Marian city for those living nearby and those in the distant region. There is mention of a wooden church around the year…

Places of pilgrimage in Spain – Vitoriano/Bitoriano

Jan van Wijk 8 April 2025 No comments

~~~ HISTORY The first sanctuary was built around 1100. As early as 1138, it is referred to as a place of pilgrimage. The current sanctuary was built in two phases. The first part is…

Places of pilgrimage in Spain – Estíbaliz

Jan van Wijk 5 April 2025 No comments

In 1074, a monastery was recorded on the site of the current sanctuary. From 1138, the monastery belonged to the Benedictine monastery “Santa María la…

Places of pilgrimage in Spain – Chandavila

Jan van Wijk 3 April 2025 No comments

HISTORY Mary appears to two women, namely Afra Brígido Blanco (1928-2008), who is 17 years old at the meetings with Our Lady, and Marcelina Barroso Expósito, who is the age of…

Places of pilgrimage in Spain – Pontevedra

Jan van Wijk 28 March 2025 No comments

HISTORY The Church of Our Lady of the Way (Iglesia de la Virgen Peregrina) dates back to the 18th century. Construction began in 1778 and ended in 1792. The architectural styles are…

Places of pilgrimage in Spain – Muxía

Jan van Wijk 26 March 2025 No comments

~~~ HISTORY The pilgrimage site owes its origin to a legend from centuries ago. The story... In Finisterre (Fisterra), Saint James lands in a stone boat. Between the years...