This is a list of the more notable religious shrines around the world.
Africa
Algeria
Cameroon
Egypt
- Our Lady of Assiut, Assiut
- Our Lady of Zeiton, Cairo
- Our Lady of Warraq, Giza
- Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great, Shrine of Saint John the Baptist & Elisha the Prophet
- Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great, Shrine of Saints Macarius the Great, Macarius of Alexandria, Macarius of the Bishop
- Syrian Monastery, Egypt, Shrine of Mary Magdalene
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria), Shrine of Saint Mark the Evangelist
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo, Shrine of Saint Athanasius
- Paromeos Monastery, Shrine of Saints Maximus & Domitius
- White Monastery, Shrine of Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite
- Monastery of Saint Mina, Shrine of Pope Cyril VI & Saint Menas
- Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo, Shrine of Mother Irini
- Monastery of Saint Pishoy, Shrine of Pope Shenouda III
Rwanda
South Africa
Kenya
- National Marian shrine - Subukia.
Asia
Cyprus
India
- National Chrine of Saint Thomas, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa Velha, Goa
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni
- Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra, Mumbai
- Saint MaryâÂÂs Basilica, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Shrine of St. Jude Church, Jhansi
- Basilica of Our Lady of Snow (Manjumatha), Pallipport, Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala
- Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
- Shirine of Saiyed Murad Shahid Datar bawa Gujarat
- Church of Our Lady of Snow, Kallikulam, Tamil Nadu
- Church of Our Lady of Red Sand, Sokkankudiyiruppu, Tamil Nadu
- Korattymuthy Shrine of Our Lady with Poovan Bananas, Koratty, Kerala
- St. Sebastian's International Shrine, Alleppey, Kerala
- Saint Thomas Church Thumpoly, Alappuzha, Kerala.
- St. Lawrence Shrine, Karkala, Karnataka
- Malayattoor in Kerala, of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church - One of the seven international shrines designated by the Vatican.
- National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadom, Ernakulam
- Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Villianur, Puducherry
- Our Lady of Assumption Church, Poomkavu, Alappuzha, Kerala.
- Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi, Tamil Nadu
- Shrine of St. Antony of Padua, Kaloor, Ernakulam
- St. George's Forane Church, Edappally, Edappally, Ernakulam
Iran
Iraq
- Abdul Qadir Gilani, Baghdad, tomb of the most famous Sufi saint, Highly respected in Sunni Muslims, especially Sufism. Founder of Qadriyya Lineage
- Al-Askari Mosque, Samarra â tomb of the Tenth and Eleventh Twelver ShëâÂÂah ImÃÂms
- Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Kadhimiya â tomb of the Seventh and Ninth Twelver ShëâÂÂah ImÃÂms
- Al Abbas Mosque, Karbala â tomb of âÂÂAbbÃÂs, the brother of Husayn
- Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf â tomb of Ali, the cousin of Muhammad and First ShëâÂÂah ImÃÂm
- Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq â tomb of Husayn, the son of Ali, grandson of Muhammad and Third Twelver ShëâÂÂah ImÃÂm
Israel
Japan
- in Kyoto.
- in Fukuoka.
- in Ã
Âtsu, Shiga Prefecture.
- in Ise, Mie Prefecture.
- in Tenri, Nara Prefecture.
- in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture.
- in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture.
- in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture.
- in Kyoto.
- in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture.
- in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture.
- in Nara.
- in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture.
- in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture.
- in Kyoto.
- in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture.
- Our Lady of Akita, Akita.
- in Usa, Ã
Âita Prefecture.
Lebanon
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
- Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Manila
- Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, Parañaque, Metro Manila
- Diocesan Shrine of St. Joseph Parish known as the Bamboo Organ Church, Las Piñas, Metro Manila
- Diocesan Shrine of the Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Las Piñas, Metro Manila
- International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, known as the Antipolo Church, Antipolo, Rizal
- Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine, Quezon City, Metro Manila
- National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Valenzuela City, Metro Manila
- National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Baclaran, Parañaque, Metro Manila
- Our Lady of Caysasay Shrine, Taal, Batangas
- Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Basilica, Malolos, Bulacan
- Our Lady of Peñafrancia Basilica, Naga City, Camarines Sur
- Our Lady of Piat Shrine, Piat, Cagayan
- Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, Manaoag, Pangasinan
- National Shrine of Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang, Gamu, Isabela
- Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, Quiapo, Manila
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
Syria
Turkey
Vietnam
Europe
Andorra
Austria
- Maria Absam Basilica (St. Michael the Archangel Basilica), Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol
- Maria Plain Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Bergheim, Salzburg
- Maria Schmolln Sanctuary, Maria Schmolln, Braunau am Inn District, Upper Austria
- Maria Taferl Basilica, Maria Taferl, Melk District, Lower Austria
- Mariatrost Basilica, Mariatrost, District of Graz, Styria
- Mariazell Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell, Styria
Belgium
- Our Lady of Banneux Chapel, Banneux, Liège
- Our Lady of Beauraing Shrine, Beauraing, Namur
- Our Lady of Halle Basilica (Basilica of Saint Martin), Halle, Flemish Brabant
- Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel Basilica, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Flemish Brabant
- St. Mary of Oostakker Shrine, Oostakker, Ghent
- Our Lady of Tongeren Basilica, Tongeren, Limburg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
- Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes
- Basilica of Our Lady of Hope, Pontmain, Mayenne
- Basilica of Our Lady of La Salette, La Salette-Fallavaux, Isère
- Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles, Mauriac, Cantal
- Basilica of Our Lady of Orcival, Orcival, Puy-de-Dôme
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, Chartres, Eure-et-Loir
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Le Puy, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Saint-Omer, Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Alsace
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Verdun, Verdun, Meuse
- Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, Haute-Saône
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption, Villé, Bas-Rhin
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Paris
- Church of Our Lady of Saint-Cordon, Valenciennes, Nord
- Notre Dame de Paris, Paris
- Our Lady of Laus Shrine, Refuge of Sinner, Saint-ÃÂtienne-le-Laus, Hautes-Alpes
- Our Lady of the Snows Trappist Monastery, Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, Ardèche
- Pellevoisin Church (Mary, Mother of Mercy), Pellevoisin, Indre
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées
- Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Rocamadour, Rocamadour, Lot
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Malta
- the minor basilica of National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Taâ Pinu [BVM Assumption] in Gçarb
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Slovakia
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- Shrine of Our Lady of Cardigan at Cardigan, Wales http://www.ourladyofthetaper.org.uk/
- Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation at West Grinstead, England http://www.consolation.org.uk/history.html
- Shrine of Our Lady of Doncaster in Saint Peter-in-Chains Church, Doncaster, England
- Shrine of Our Lady of Glastonbury at Glastonbury, England http://www.glastonburyshrine.co.uk/
- Shrine of Our Lady of Ipswich at Saint Mary at the Elms Church, Ipswich, England
- Shrines of Our Lady of Walsingham at Walsingham, England http://www.walsingham.org.uk/
- Shrine of Our Lady of Westminster in Westminster Cathedral, City of Westminster, England
- Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden at Willesden, London, England
- Shrine of Saint Alban in St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, England http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/churches/12c.html
- Shrine of Saint Aldhelm in Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, England http://www.britannia.com/bios/saints/aldhelm.html
- Shrine of Saint Boniface in the Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who Hung Thereon, Crediton, England http://www.saintboniface.info/
- Shrine of Saint Chad in St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham, England https://web.archive.org/web/20090112000006/http://www.stchadscathedral.org.uk/relics.php
- Shrine of Saint Cuthbert in Durham Cathedral, Durham, England http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/
- Shrine of Saint Edburg in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire
- Shrine of Saint Edmund in St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, England https://web.archive.org/web/20070602074402/http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/visit/stedmund.cfm
- Shrine of Saint Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, England http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/saints/edward.shtml
- Shrine of Saint Ethelbert in Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, England https://web.archive.org/web/20100217101415/http://www.herefordcathedral.org/how-to-help/the-friends-of-hereford-cathedral
- Shrine of Saint Etheldreda in Ely Cathedral, Ely, England http://www.elycathedral.org/history/the_story_cathedral.html
- Shrine of Saint Francis Cabrini in St George's Cathedral, Southwark, England http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/4224
- Shrine of Saint Frideswide in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/3333319864/
- Shrine of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham in the Abbey Church of St Andrew, Sempringham, England
- Shrine of Saint Hilda in Whitby Abbey, Whitby, England http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/
- Shrine of Saint Hugh of Lincoln in Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, England https://web.archive.org/web/20101109093439/http://lincolnfriends.org.uk/articles/hughshrine.shtml
- Shrine of Saint John of Beverley in Beverley Minster, Beverley, England http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36402
- Shrine of Saint Jude in the National Shrine of Saint Jude, Faversham, England http://stjudeshrine.org.uk/
- Shrine of Julian of Norwich in Norwich Cathedral, Norwich https://web.archive.org/web/20100106092943/http://www.julianofnorwich.org/index.shtml
- Shrine of Saint Osmund in Trinity Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury https://web.archive.org/web/20091227192739/http://www.salisburycatholics.org/pugin.php
- Shrine of Saint Petroc in Bodmin Parish Church, Bodmin, England http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/churches/bodmin.htm
- Shrine of Saint Swithun in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England http://www.britannia.com/church/shrines/sw-shrine.html
- Shrine of Saint Thomas de Cantilupe in Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, England https://web.archive.org/web/20100217101415/http://www.herefordcathedral.org/how-to-help/the-friends-of-hereford-cathedral
- Shrine of Saint Wilfrid in Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, England http://www.riponcivicsociety.org.uk/viewoldcomment.php?ID=94&PHPSESSID=e42452663fdbcb10e7d56a65430a659b
- Shrine of Saint William of York in York Minster, York, England http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15628c.htm
- Shrine of Saint Winifred (now destroyed) in Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury, England https://web.archive.org/web/20120609053307/http://www.britannia.com/bios/ebk/winifred.html
- Shrine of Saint Winifred at Holywell, Wales
- Shrine of Saint Wite at the Church of St Candida and Holy Cross, Whitchurch Canonicorum, England http://www.cathedralofthevale.co.uk/st_candida_and_holy_cross.php
- Shrine of Saint Wulfstan in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England http://www.worcestercathedral.co.uk/index.php?pr=Wulfstan
- Shrine of the Tyburn Martyrs in Tyburn Convent, London, England
North America
Canada
- Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec
- Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky Shrine, Winnipeg https://bvmartyrshrine.com/about/his-life/
- Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, Ontario
- Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage in Caraquet, New-Brunswick
- Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal
- Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica, Trois-Rivières, Quebec
- National Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Patrick's Church, Toronto, Ontario
- Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine, Cudworth, Saskatchewan
Mexico
United States
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; in Baltimore, Maryland
- Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, National Shrine of; in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Christ the King, Sovereign Priest, Shrine of; in Chicago, Illinois
- El Tiradito, Tucson, Arizona
- National Shrine of The Divine Mercy; in Stockbridge, Massachusetts
- Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, National Shrine; in Emmitsburg, Maryland
- The Grotto, The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother; in Portland, Oregon
- Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians in Hubertus, Wisconsin
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; in Washington, D.C.
- Immaculate Conception, Catholic Shrine of the; in Atlanta, Georgia
- Infant Jesus, National Shrine of the; Prague, Oklahoma
- Little Flower, Shrine of the; in Nasonville, Rhode Island
- National Shrine of the Little Flower; in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower; San Antonio, Texas
- Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine; in Orlando, Florida
- Maximilian Kolbe, National Shrine of; Libertyville, Illinois
- Most Blessed Sacrament, Shrine of the; in Hanceville, Alabama
- National Shrine of the North American Martyrs; in Auriesville, New York
- Our Lady of Champion, National Shrine of in Champion, Wisconsin
- Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation; in Carey, Ohio
- Our Lady of Czestochowa:
- National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa; in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- Black Madonna Shrine and Grotto; near Pacific, Missouri
- Our Lady of Fátima, National Blue Army Shrine of; in Washington Township, New Jersey
- Our Lady of La Salette, National Shrine of; Attleboro, Massachusetts
- Our Lady of Good Help, Shrine of; in Brown County, Wisconsin
- Our Lady of Guadalupe:
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe; in LaCrosse, Wisconsin
- Virgin of Guadalupe, The Cathedral Shrine of the; in Dallas, Texas
- National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Sancturio Nacional de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe); in Sacramento, California
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, National Shrine of; in Middletown, New York
- Our Lady of Peace Shrine; in Santa Clara, California
- Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle â National Shrine; in San Juan, Texas
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, National Shrine of; in Perryville, Missouri
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Basilica Shrine of; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows; in Belleville, Illinois
- Our Lady of Victory Basilica and National Shrine; in Lackawanna, New York
- National Shrine to Our Lady of Walsingham in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann; in Scranton, Pennsylvania
- The Shrine of St. Bernadette; in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton:
- National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; in Emmitsburg, Maryland
- Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton; in Manhattan, New York
- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Mother Cabrini):
- National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini; in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois
- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine; in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York
- Mother Cabrini Shrine; in Golden, Colorado
- Saint Francis of Assisi, National Shrine of; in San Francisco, California
- National Shrine of Saint John Neumann; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Saint Joseph, Shrine of; in St. Louis, Missouri.
- National Shrine of St. Jude; in Chicago, Illinois
- St. Kateri Tekawitha, National Shrine of; in Fonda, New York
- Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center and Shrine; in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
- Cathedral of Saint Paul, National Shrine of the Apostle Paul; in St. Paul, Minnesota
- St. Padre Pio Shrine; in Buena, New Jersey
- Saint Rita of Cascia, National Shrine of; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Shrine; in St. Charles, Missouri
- Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine; in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- St. Thérèse, National Shrine of; in Darien, Illinois
- Mission San Xavier del Bac; outside Tucson, Arizona
South America
Brazil
Ecuador
- National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne (Nuestra Señora de el Cisne), in El Cisne, Loja.
Venezuela
- Shrine of Our Lady of Betania, in the State of Miranda
- Shrine of the Virgen de Coromoto (Patroness of Venezuela), Barinas
Oceania
Australia
See also
References