The European Marian Network connects twenty Catholic Marian sanctuaries in Europe (as many as the number of decades in the Rosary). It was established in 2003, promoted by the Holy See.
Only one sanctuary per country (the best known) was chosen. The sanctuaries, and their devotions, are the following:Gate of Dawn|The Gates of Dawn official site: The European Marian Network Chapel of the Miraculous Image in Altötting, Germany Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Belgium Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Brezje, Slovenia Our Lady of Csíksomlyó in Șumuleu Ciuc, Romania Our Lady of Częstochowa in Częstochowa, Poland The Black Madonna of the Einsiedeln Abbey in Einsiedeln, Switzerland Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal Shrine of Our Lady of Europe in Gibraltar Our Lady of Knock in Knock, Ireland Mariánska hora in Levoča, Slovakia Basilica della Santa Casa in Loreto, Italy Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France Our Lady of Máriapócs in Máriapócs, Hungary Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Mariazell, Austria Mary of the Snows in Marija Bistrica, Croatia Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa in Mellieħa, Malta Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania Our Lady of Walsingham in Walsingham, United Kingdom Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain Theotokos of Zarvanytsia in Zarvanytsia, Ukraine
The Sanctuary Animators from the members of the Network meet each year to get to know each other better and, above all, to understand better the needs of the millions of pilgrims and visitors who frequent these Sanctuaries. The gathering in 2003 took place in Lourdes, in 2004 it took place in Fátima, in 2005 it took place in Máriapócs, in 2006 in Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, in 2007 in Vilnius, in 2008 in Zaragoza and in 2009 in Częstochowa. 2010 took place in Gibraltar, 2011 was in Walsingham, 2012 was in Rome and in 2013, it took place in MellieħaSanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes official site: The European Marian Network
See also Shrines to the Virgin Mary Titles of Mary
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