Blessed Michael McGivney/Footprints
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 Footprints for Blessed Michael McGivney are tour-depth life-trace places — walkable stops, shrines, and mission sites for pilgrimage maps. They are not a second copy of the five infobox significant locations, and not every church dedicated to this person. Full catalog: Footprints · trails: Tour Regional Trails · nearby: NearMe. This tour: 7 stop(s) stored in Cargo VisitAccess: Public = open to pilgrims · Limited = hours/appointment or exterior · Private / Unknown = do not treat as a tourist stop. Prefer a real source URL before marking Public. Editors: Add or edit stops with form · Form help · Template fields
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Footprints
Main article: Footprints
- Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Waterbury) – hometown & first Mass (Childhood & ordination) [Public] Church – 74 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702, Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
- Year: 1877
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Hartford
- Waterbury hometown parish where McGivney offered his first Mass after ordination (1877). Public basilica hub — not the private Railroad Hill birth house.
- Sources: https://www.waterburybasilica.org/; https://www.fathermcgivney.org/his-life/
- St. Mary's Church (New Haven) – Knights of Columbus founding parish & tomb (Priestly ministry & founding) [Public] Parish – 5 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Year: 1882
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Hartford
- Parish where Fr. Michael McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus (1882) and where his remains rest. Primary public New Haven pilgrimage stop.
- Sources: https://www.stmarysnewhaven.org/; https://www.kofc.org/
- St. Thomas Church (Thomaston) – pastorate & death (Pastorate & death) [Public] Parish – 32 East Main Street, Thomaston, CT 06787, Thomaston, Connecticut, United States
- Year: 1884
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Hartford
- McGivney became pastor of St. Thomas in Thomaston (1884) and died there (14 Aug 1890) after years of exhausting parish work. Public parish stop completing the CT life trail between Waterbury and New Haven.
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._McGivney; https://www.fathermcgivney.org/his-life/
- Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center (New Haven) (Legacy) [Public] Other – 1 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Year: 1982
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Hartford
- Knights of Columbus pilgrimage / museum center interpreting McGivney’s life, charity, and the Order (typically Wed–Sun). Pair with St. Mary’s on a New Haven day.
- Sources: https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/; https://www.kofc.org/
- Knights of Columbus Supreme Council headquarters association (Legacy) [Limited] Workplace – 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven, CT 06510, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Year: 1882
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Hartford
- Global headquarters landscape of the Order McGivney founded. Limited office campus — prefer the Pilgrimage Center and St. Mary’s for walk-up pilgrims.
- Sources: https://www.kofc.org/
- Bl. Michael McGivney Center for Renewal (Waterbury basilica campus) (Legacy) [Limited] Other – 74 West Main Street campus, Waterbury, CT 06702, Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
- Year: 2020
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Hartford
- Parish outreach center named for McGivney at the Waterbury basilica campus — living charity works in his hometown tradition. Limited program hours; exterior context with the basilica.
- Sources: https://www.waterburybasilica.org/bl--michael-mcgivney-center-for-renewal/
- Our Lady of Angels Seminary association (Niagara) (Seminary formation) [Limited] School – Niagara University / Our Lady of Angels seminary landscape, Niagara Falls, NY, Niagara Falls, New York, United States
- Year: 1871
- Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
- Seminary studies at Our Lady of Angels near Niagara Falls before Montreal and Baltimore formation years. Limited campus association — Connecticut parishes remain the walk-up pilgrimage core.
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._McGivney