Shrines To The Virgin Mary - Germany

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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