Portal:Shrines

Shrines

A shrine is a sacred place—often a church or chapel—designated by the local bishop for pilgrimage and special devotion (cf. Canon 1230 of the Code of Canon Law). Shrines gather the faithful around a particular saint, Marian title, eucharistic mystery, or event in salvation history, and they remain living centers of prayer and the sacraments.

Saintapedia holds about 8 shrine pages (8 in structured Cargo), with location, saints, diocese, and pilgrimage notes.

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• Shrines Cargo table — full structured data
• Related portals: Saints · Parishes · Dioceses · Countries · Prayer

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The Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in Luján, Argentina, is the national shrine honoring the Virgin Mary as Patroness of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Built in 1930, it venerates a 1630 miraculous statue, drawing 6 million pilgrims yearly. Its neo-Gothic architecture and role in Argentina’s 80% Catholic population (36 million) highlight its cultural significance, blending Hispanic and indigenous devotion in South America’s vibrant Catholic tradition.

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Notable sites

• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (United States)
• Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang (Vietnam)
• Basilica of Our Lady of Luján (Argentina)
• Basilica of Saint John Lateran (Rome)

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• Portal:Saints — patrons and apparition saints
• Portal:Parishes — churches that may also be shrines
• Portal:Dioceses · Portal:Countries — local and national context
• Portal:Shrines/Featured — featured blurb queue

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• Form:Shrine · Template:Shrine
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• Prefer the official or most common English title of the shrine.
• Fill Country, Diocese, PrimarySaint, and ShrineLocation (coordinates) when known so maps and drilldown work.
• Use AssociatedSaints for additional patrons (comma-separated).
• Link related parish and diocese pages in the free text.

Shrine map

Shrines with coordinates only. Full map filters: drilldown map.

Shrine directory

Shrine	Patron	Diocese	City	Country	Established
Shrine	Patron	Diocese	City	Country	Established
Basilica di Sant'Anastasia al Palatino
Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang	Our Lady of La Vang	Archdiocese of Huế	Hải Phú	Vietnam	1820-08-17
Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral	[[Saint Joseph]]	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville	Bardstown	United States	1816-07-16
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	[[Archdiocese of Washington]]	[[Washington, D.C.]]	United States	1920-09-23
Cathedral of Saint Anastasia (Katedrala sv. Stošije)	Saint Anastasia of Sirmium	Archdiocese of Zadar	Zadar	Croatia	1285-05-27
Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Kraków	Saint Faustina Kowalska	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków	Kraków	Poland	1968-01-01
Saint Anthony Chapel	Saint Anthony of Padua	Diocese of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	United States	1883-06-13
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes	Our Lady of Lourdes	Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes	Lourdes	France	1866-05-21

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