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The sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes began with the Marian apparitions to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 in the town of Lourdes.On 11 February 1858, a 14-year-old peasant girl, called Bernadette Soubirous, said she saw a "lady" while playing near the grotto of Massabielle (from masse vieille: "old mass") with her sister and a friend, on the left bank of the Gave de Pau river. [1]
The shrine was honored by a visit by Pope John Paul II in November 1980. He was accompanied by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was born in a nearby town. [1] On 11 September 2006, Ratzinger, newly elected as Pope Benedict XVI, returned to the shrine and donated the episcopal ring he had worn while he was the Archbishop of Munich. [3]
The construction of the present Shrine began in 1950 and was completed and solemnly dedicated by Springfield Bishop Christopher Weldon in 1960. In 1996, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops declared it a National Shrine in accord with Church law. The National Shrine has drawn thousands of pilgrims from around the world.
A peaceful romantic view of a Lake Shrine. George Harrison's funeral was held at the Lake Shrine. Anne-Marie O'Connor of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "After the death of George Harrison, one of the most high-profile members of the Self-Realization Fellowship, his family and friends gathered at the Lake Shrine's small Windmill Chapel for his ...
The Imam Reza shrine (Persian: حرم امام رضا, romanized: Haram-e Emâm Rezâ, lit. 'Sanctuary of Imam Reza'), located in Mashhad, Iran, is an Islamic shrine containing the remains of Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam. It is the largest mosque in the world by area.
Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社, Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii. [1] It is in the city of Hatsukaichi , in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan , accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station .
The Upper Shrine (奥社, Oku-sha) enshrines Ame-no-Tachikarao-no-Mikoto. The approach to the shrine is about 2 kilometers long. [3] The path to the shrine is lined with 400 year old Japanese cedars which are designated as Natural Monuments of Japan. [3] About halfway through the approach to the shrine, there is a red gate called Zuishinmon ...
In the 2nd or 1st century BCE, a healing shrine was built by the Gauls consisting of a "simple square chamber, presumably housing a figure of the goddess, surrounded by an open porch where worshippers could assemble." [4] Around AD 50, a masonry channel was built that fed a catchment area. Next, additional buildings were built following a ...