Germany
- Shrine of St. Mary, in Aachen Cathedral. This church, frequently referred to as the "Imperial Cathedral" (in German: Kaiserdom), is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany.
- Chapel of Grace, in Altötting, Bavaria. The first miracles attributed to praying to the Virgin Mother at this shrine took place in 1489.
- Chapel of Grace in Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, place of an "Image of Grace" ("Gnadenbild") of St. Mary since the Thirty Years' War.
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“If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.”
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)