Knock Shrine

Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland
Cnoc Mhuire
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock
Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland is located in Ireland
Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland
Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland
53°47′32″N 8°55′04″W / 53.792099°N 8.917659°W / 53.792099; -8.917659
LocationKnock, County Mayo
CountryIreland
Language(s)English, Irish
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Websiteknockshrine.ie
History
DedicationOur Lady of Knock
Architecture
Architectural typeModern
Specifications
Capacity10,000
Administration
ArchdioceseTuam
DeaneryClaremorris
Clergy
RectorFather Richard Gibbons (Knock Parish)

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, commonly referred to as Knock Shrine, is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site and national shrine in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, where locals claimed to have seen an apparition in 1879 of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Evangelist, angels, and Jesus Christ (the Lamb of God).


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