Holy Sites for Miracles

Where the Virgin Mary appeared 18 times, famous for miraculous healings.

Where three shepherd children witnessed apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1917.

The most visited Catholic shrine in the world, housing the miraculous tilma.

A major Canadian pilgrimage site known for miraculous healings since 1658.

A golden boulder perched impossibly on the edge of a cliff, balanced by a single hair of the Buddha.

A multi-faith pilgrimage site sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims alike.

A clifftop sanctuary in the Dordogne, home of the miraculous Black Madonna.

The second-largest pilgrimage site in France, dedicated to St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.

A Benedictine monastery high in the serrated mountains of Catalonia, home of the Black Madonna.

A Baroque basilica in Zaragoza housing the pillar on which the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared.

A cave sanctuary in Asturias where the Reconquista began, housing the Virgin of Covadonga.

England's Nazareth — a medieval Marian shrine in Norfolk revived as a major pilgrimage site.

Greece's most important Marian pilgrimage site, home to a miraculous icon.

The ancient world's most famous healing sanctuary, dedicated to the god of medicine.

A Greek Orthodox monastery clinging to a cliff face high above a forested valley in northeast Turkey.

The church of St. Nicholas of Myra, the historical bishop who inspired Santa Claus.

Portugal's second-largest Marian sanctuary, atop a hill overlooking Braga.

A seaside church in Matosinhos housing a legendary crucifix said to have been carved by Nicodemus.

Bulgaria's second-largest monastery, famous for its miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.

Bulgaria's third-largest monastery, famous for its miraculous 'Three-Handed' icon and vivid frescoes.

The largest monastery in the Pirin Mountains, housing a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.

One of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world, housing the relics of St. Anthony of Padua.

The shrine of Padre Pio, the stigmatized saint who drew millions to this Apulian hill town.

A basilica enclosing the Holy House of the Virgin Mary, miraculously transported from Nazareth according to tradition.

A major Marian shrine near the ancient ruins, centered on a miraculous image of Our Lady of the Rosary.

A Gothic masterpiece in Umbria, built to house the Eucharistic miracle of Bolsena.

Home of the Shroud of Turin, the most studied and debated relic in the world.

Bavaria's holiest pilgrimage site, home of the 'Black Madonna' and Germany's spiritual heart.

A Rococo masterpiece in a Bavarian alpine meadow, built after a statue of Christ miraculously wept.

Home to the miraculous Virgin of Zapopan, protectress of Guadalajara.

The 'Lourdes of America,' a New Mexico chapel famous for its miraculous healing earth.

The largest church in Canada, built through the miracles of Brother André.

Canada's national Marian shrine, site of a famous miracle where a statue opened its eyes.

Ethiopia's most popular pilgrimage church, drawing hundreds of thousands for the Feast of St. Gabriel.

The lake where Jesus walked on water, calmed storms, and performed many of his miracles.

Built over the grotto where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary she would bear the Son of God.

The world's second-largest Catholic basilica, dedicated to Brazil's patron saint.

Salvador's most important church, where Catholic and Candomblé traditions merge.

A pilgrimage center in northeast Brazil where a miraculous cross was discovered in a tree.

Home to the Círio de Nazaré, Brazil's largest religious procession with 2+ million participants.

A dazzling mirrored mausoleum in Shiraz housing the tomb of two sons of the seventh Shia Imam.

A mosque near Qom believed to have been built on the orders of the hidden Twelfth Imam.

The monastery and tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf, Lebanon's most beloved saint.

A 400-year-old tree thriving alone in the desert, considered miraculous by many traditions.