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Basilica
Basilica sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
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Basilica sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
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Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Bad Staffelstein, Germany
Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria, Germany
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers stands on a hill above the Main valley in Upper Franconia, on the site where a fifteenth-century shepherd reported visions of the...
Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Rome, Italy
Rome, Rome, Italy
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme does not merely honor the Holy Cross—it claims to stand on Jerusalem itself....
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
In downtown Baltimore stands the Mother Church of Roman Catholicism in the United States, the first cathedral built in the new nation after its founding....
Basilica of the Patroness Mary at Ptujska Gora
Ptujska Gora, Ptujska Gora, Majšperk Municipality / Podravje, Slovenia
Basilica of the Patroness Mary at Ptujska Gora is a documented basilica in Ptujska Gora, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
On Tenerife's Atlantic coast, the Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria holds the patroness of the Canary Islands in a sanctuary built above the cave where the Guanche people...
Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Kevelaer, Germany
Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Kevelaer is the largest Catholic pilgrimage destination in north-western Europe, built around a small printed image of Mary as Consoler of the Afflicted....
Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell
Mariazell, Styria, Austria
Set among the forested peaks of the Styrian Alps, the Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Mariazell has drawn pilgrims from across Central Europe for nearly nine hundred years....
Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Matraverebely Szentkut, Hungary
Mátraverebély, Nógrád, Hungary
Szentkút — 'Holy Well' — is Hungary's foremost national Marian shrine, set in a wooded valley between the Cserhát and Mátra hills....
Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana
Provincia Manco Kapac, La Paz, Bolivia
On the shore of Lake Titicaca at nearly four thousand meters, the Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana holds Bolivia's most revered sacred image: a dark-skinned Virgin...
Basilica of the Virgin of Luján, Luján
Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Rising from the pampas sixty-eight kilometers from Buenos Aires, the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan marks the spot where, according to Catholic tradition, the Virgin Mary...
Basilica of the Visitation at Staré Hory
Staré Hory, Staré Hory, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Basilica of the Visitation at Staré Hory is a documented basilica in Staré Hory, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marian Hill in Levoča, Slovakia
Levoča, Prešov, Slovakia
Each July, over half a million pilgrims climb Marianska Hora to the Basilica of the Visitation outside Levoca, Slovakia....
Basilica of Virgin of Itatí, Corientes, Argentina
Municipio de Itatí, Corrientes, Argentina
In 1888, two shepherdesses on the slopes of Monte Patalecchia reported seeing the Madonna Addolorata — the Mother of Sorrows — holding the body of Christ....
Basilica Parrocchiale di Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy
Rome, Rome, Italy
Santa Maria del Popolo rises where legend says Pope Paschal II exorcised the demons haunting Nero's grave....
Basilica santuario di Maria Santissima Addolorata
Castelpetroso, Isernia, Italy
In 1888, two shepherdesses on the slopes of Monte Patalecchia reported seeing the Madonna Addolorata — the Mother of Sorrows — holding the body of Christ....
Basilica Santuario Nostra Signora di Bonaria
Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
On a hill overlooking Cagliari and the Mediterranean, a statue of the Virgin arrived by sea during a storm in 1370—the candle in her hand still burning when the crate was...
Basilica Shrine of Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain
Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Spain
One of only five Catholic Holy Cities in the world, Caravaca de la Cruz holds a relic believed to contain a fragment of the True Cross....
Basilique Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais
Avranches, Avranches, Normandie (Manche), France
Its inclusion on Chemins du Mont-Saint-Michel (Chemin de Rouen) is supported by the reviewed route, religious, material history, and structured-documented entity...
Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Var), France
Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume,...
Church of the Holy Trinity Saccargia (Basilica della Santissima Trinita de Saccargia)
Codronzanu/Codrongianos, Sassari, Italy
The Basilica della Santissima Trinità di Saccargia rises from the pastoral Sardinian countryside in dramatic stripes of black basalt and white limestone....
Đền Đức Mẹ La Vang
Hải Lăng, Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Đền Đức Mẹ La Vang is the spiritual heart of Vietnamese Catholicism. Oral tradition holds that in 1798, during the Tây Sơn dynasty's persecution of Catholics, Mary...
Euphrasian Basilica
Poreč, Poreč, Istria County, Croatia
Euphrasian Basilica is a documented basilica in Poreč, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica, Lithuania
Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Founded by Grand Duke Vytautas the Great in the early fifteenth century, Kaunas Cathedral Basilica is the largest Gothic church in Lithuania and the seat of the Archbishop...
Máriabesnyő Basilica
Máriabesnyő (Gödöllő), Máriabesnyő (Gödöllő), Pest County, Hungary
Máriabesnyő Basilica is a documented basilica in Máriabesnyő (Gödöllő), Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Márianosztra Basilica
Márianosztra, Márianosztra, Pest County, Hungary
Márianosztra Basilica is a documented basilica in Márianosztra, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Mariapocs, Basilica of our Lady of Mariapocs
Máriapócs, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
In a small town on the Great Plain stands the Greek Catholic basilica of Máriapócs, dedicated to St Michael the Archangel and famed for an icon of the Mother of God that...
Peñafrancia Basilica
Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Rising in Naga City at the heart of the Bicol region, Peñafrancia Basilica enshrines the miraculous image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, lovingly called Ina (Mother) by...
Quiapo Church (Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno)
Quiapo, Manila, Manila, Philippines
Quiapo Church is Manila's Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, home to one of the Philippines' most sustained public Catholic devotions....
Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
The Royal Basilica provides the church, liturgy, and historical setting for the small image of Our Lady of Atocha....
Royal Basilica of San Francisco el Grande
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Inaugurated in 1784 by Charles III, the Royal Basilica of San Francisco el Grande pairs an active Franciscan parish with a dome built explicitly to rival the Pantheon and...
Sagrada Família
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
The Sagrada Família began in 1882 as an expiatory temple, funded entirely by donation, dedicated to the Holy Family....
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Saint Joseph's Oratory rises in three vast tiers above Mount Royal, but its heart is the small votive chapel where thousands of crutches, canes, and braces line the walls....
Saint Martin Basilica, Halle
Halle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
The Sint-Martinusbasiliek rises over Halle's Grote Markt and houses the miraculous Black Madonna that drew pilgrims by the Middle Ages....
Sanctuaire Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré stands on the Côte-de-Beaupré, about thirty-five kilometres north-east of Quebec City....
Sanctuary in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Rising above the Beskid foothills southwest of Krakow, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska recreates Jerusalem's sacred geography across 380 hectares of forested hills....
St. Stephen’s Basilica
Budapest, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
St. Stephen’s Basilica is a documented basilica in Budapest, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity. For St....
Stična Abbey and Basilica
Stična, Stična, Ivančna Gorica Municipality / Central Slovenia, Slovenia
Stična Abbey and Basilica is a documented basilica in Stična, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Sveta Gora Basilica
Sveta Gora, Sveta Gora, Nova Gorica Municipality / Goriška, Slovenia
Sveta Gora Basilica is a documented basilica in Sveta Gora, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Wanjin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Wanjin, Pingtung County, Pingtung County, Taiwan
In a rural stretch of southern Taiwan more commonly associated with Taoist temples and Buddhist shrines, twin Spanish-Gothic bell towers rise above rice paddies....
Zirc Cistercian Abbey Basilica
Zirc, Zirc, Veszprém County, Hungary
Zirc Cistercian Abbey Basilica is a documented basilica in Zirc, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
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Basilica sacred-site questions
What basilica sacred sites are included?
Basilica sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 88 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
Where are these basilica sites located?
Major country clusters include Italy, Spain, France, Hungary, Mexico, Slovakia.
Which traditions are represented?
Traditions represented here include Christianity, Roman Catholic Christianity, Celtic and Prehistoric, Roman Catholic Christianity in the Philippines.
Can I view basilica sacred sites on a map?
Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.