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Research in progress More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Author’s Note The Facebook page appears to be the official site. -JMM

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In 1866, Magdalene Kade, an orphaned 31 year woman bedridden due to many illnesses, received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who immediately cured her. A bishop’s commission examined the miraculous event and recognized the healing and supernatural character. A church was built by 1885 and elevated to a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII, who officially consecrated it and dedicated to Mary, “Help of Christians.” More Information Official site Official Facebook page The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Author’s Note It has been extremely difficult to find information on this pilgrimage site....

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According to tradition, there have been multiple apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Velankanni, also known as Our Lady of Good Health. As tradition would have it, the first of many apparitions occured to a young boy who was delivering buttermilk. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link Author’s Note An Indonesian parish of the same name also has a good history of the apparition....

In Italian, Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie e Santa Maria Goretti. The church houses the remains of St. Maria Goretti, and what is believed to be the statue of Our Lady of Grace. The remains of St. Maria Goretti lie in the crypt beneath the basilica. The bones are encased in a wax statue; she is not incorrupt. The church contains a statue called Our Lady of Grace, which may be the original statue from Ipswich....

In December 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego and his uncle. The miraculous image imprinted on Juan Diego’s tilma is on display at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is the most-visited Catholic shrine in the world. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link

In 1798, many Christians took refuge in the Vietnamese jungle and prepared themselves for martyrdom. At night, they often gathered in small groups to pray the rosary. Unexpectedly, one night they were visited by an apparition of Our Blessed Mother in a long cape, holding a child in her arms, with two angels at her sides. She comforted them and told them to boil the leaves from the surrounding trees to use as medicine....

According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared in Lichen, Poland to Tomasz Klossowski, a wounded soldier, in 1813 who was healed and discovered a miraculous portrait of Our Lady. She then appeared to a poor shepherd, Mikolaj Sikatka, in 1850 who promoted her devotion. She foretold of a cholera epidemic and interceded for the healing of many who sought her help. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link

In 1630, a statue of the Immaculate Conception was being transported inland when its couriers overnighted near the Lujan River. The following morning, the wagon become unexplainably heavy and immovable until the statue was unloaded. Interpreting this as a sign, the patron and drivers left the statue there, where a chapel was built for pilgrims. Over time and with many healings, Lujan has become one of the most frequented pilgrimage destinations in the world....

In 1578, a pious woodcutter named Tomasz Michalek saw a bright light in the forest. The Virgin asked him to alert the authorities to build a church. Thomas, scared, did nothing. The Virgin appeared again, asking him to take action and ending his silence. Thomas approached the authorities but was not believed. Under a subsequent priest, a small chapel was built, then a larger shrine in 1606. Today the shrine is part of a larger Bernardine monastery, and contains the image of Our Lady of Consolation....

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In 1539, Our Blessed Mother appeared to a shepherdess on Mt. Skalnica, now called the Holy Mountain (Sveta Gora), and instructed her: “Tell the people, let them build me a house here and ask me for mercy.” The shepherdess was imprisoned by the unbelieving secular authorities several times, but was always miraculously rescued. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link (Search “Sveta Gora”)

One summer day, in 1608, a number of children were playing while tending their sheep in a field on the outskirts of the village of Siluva. They beheld a beautiful young woman standing on the rock holding a baby in her arms and weeping bitterly. The town which had lost its Catholic identity to the Calvinists over the course of 80 years was restored to the Faith. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link Author’s Note Additional info and a good history here....

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In 47 AD, Our Lady appeared to a recent Christian convert, in a chapel built few years before on a high mountain. This woman was plagued by a serious illness and no doctor had been able to help. The Blessed Mother, during her appearance, completely cured her. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link

According to ancient Christian tradition, Mary appeared to the apostle James the Greater as he was preaching in Spain. In 40 AD, while facing severe discouragement, St. James was praying on the banks of the Ebro River when the Blessed Mother appeared to him on a column, encouraging him to persevere in his missionary efforts. This apparition is unique because Mary would have bilocated while still alive in Jerusalem or Ephesus....

In 1061, Our Lady appeared to Richeldis de Faverches, a Catholic English noblewoman in the village of Walsingham in Norfolk, England. Our Lady of Walsingham presented her with the plans of the Holy House of the Holy Family in Nazareth and asked that she build the house as a shrine and place of pilgrimage. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link

Catherine Laboure, a novitiate in the order of the Sisters of Charity, received various visions of St. Vincent de Paul and of Jesus present in the Eucharist, before also experiencing two apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the first vision, 1830, Catherine was told of the impending travails of France and of an unspecified future mission. Several months later she received a message detailing the designs for a medal, later known as the Miraculous Medal, now reproduced over a billion times and distributed around the world....

In 1792, the Virgin Mary appeared to a blind man, advising him to bathe his eyes in a miraculous fountain. Upon his healing, a chapel was built and was eventually expanded to a larger church. More Information Official site Additional site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link (Search “Doroszlo”) Author’s Note At the time of this miracle the land belonged to Hungary; a few sources still refer to the site as Hungarian....

This house was discovered in 1881 based on the descriptions of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich, a bedridden German nun who had never left her own country. Among other visions of the lives of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, Bl. Emmerich described the land around the house where the Virgin Mary may have spent her final years before her Assumption into heaven. The Catholic Church has not issued an opinion on the veracity of the house, but several popes have conveyed blessings and visited the site....

The Monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, Poland, is the third-largest Catholic pilgrimage site in the world. Home to the beloved miraculous icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, the monastery is also the national shrine of Poland and a pillar of Polish Catholicism. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link

In 1879, 15 individuals witnessed the figures of Mary, Joseph, John the Evangelist, and a lamb and cross atop an altar, all enveloped in a bright light outside the local church. The imagery is unique to Knock and holds eschatological significance for Catholics. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link Author’s Note Thanks to the testimonies of the visionaries, pilgrims today can experience a very accurate representation of the original apparition....

According to tradition, Our Lady appeared to a few shepherd children at Kuravilangad as they were tending their flock. She asked them to build a church at the place from where a miraculous perpetual spring sprouted, which exists even today. The children reported this matter to the elders and a church was built there. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link (Search “Kuravilangad”)

Tradition dicates that the Blessed Mother showed herself to a middle-aged farmer and gave him a message on where she wanted her church to be built, appearing to him on a tree amidst a heavenly glow. Today the center of devotion is the miraculous image of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Nuestra Senora de Manaoag, or Apo Baket as known to the local townspeople). More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link

Research in progress More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link Author’s Note We can’t find an official website for the parish; their Facebook page has been listed for now. -JMM

In 1754, an Indian mother and her deaf-mute daughter Rosa were caught in a strong storm and sought refuge in a canyon between the lajas. Rosa exclaimed with her first words “the mestiza is calling me,” describing the figures of a woman and child. When returning later, the mother saw an apparition of Our Lady and Child. Some months later, Rosa died but returned to life when her mother prayed again at the cave....

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According to tradition, this statue was brought to Italy from the Holy Land by Bishop Eusebius of Vercelli in the fourth century A.D. Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati would also hike in this area. His family villa was nearby, and he would visit the shrine regularly. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages

In 1877, Our Lady appeared to Justyna Szafrynska (13) just before receiving her First Holy Communion. The next day, Barbara Samulowska (12) also saw the “Bright Lady” sitting on the throne with Infant Christ among angels. The Blessed Mother’s ask of the girls was for them to pray the rosary daily. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link

In 1846, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to 11-year-old Maximin Giraud and 14-year-old Melanie Calvat-Mathieu while they tended sheep in a small French Alpine village. Her appearance in sorrow and tears called for conversion and repentance. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link

Benoite Rencurel, a poor shepherdess, received apparitions from the Virgin Mary from 1664 until her death in 1718. During the apparitions, the Blessed Mother asked for a church and a house for priests to be built, with the intent of drawing people to greater conversion, especially through the sacrament of penance. The holy site now draws 120,000 pilgrims annually, and is associated with numerous physical healings. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link Author’s Note One of the most picturesque apparition sites to visit!...

In a series of apparitions in 1858, the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous. The stream of holy water which St. Bernadette uncovered has become a well-known source of healing, and Lourdes is now a major pilgrimage destination. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link

While tending sheep in a field called the Cova de Iria, Lucia de Santos (aged 10) and her two cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, reported six apparitions of Mary, who identified herself as “Our Lady of the Rosary.” Mary urged prayer of the rosary, penance for the conversion of sinners and consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link , Link, Link Link Link

The Shrine of Our Lady of Valverde dates back to 1399, when Our Lady appeared to a farmer plowing his field. During the summer of 1711, when the province was hit by a severe epidemic, the inhabitants of Rezzato prayed to Our Lady of Valverde. On October 1, Our Lady appeared a second time to Paul Ogna, 8, and Francesco Pelizzari, 11, who went to collect chestnuts near the Sanctuary pond....

This church was originally founded in the 13th century by Cistercians from France. According to legend, around the year 1400, a merchant lost in the nearby swamps was led to the church by a figure he discerned to be Mary. Out of gratitude, he commissioned a statue which can be found in the church today. A regular visitor to the shrine was Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope St. John Paul II....

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In 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War, Mary appeared on a farm to students at the nearby convent school. Her message was written on a banner that unfurled from her feet: “But pray my children. God will hear you in a short time. My Son allows Himself to be moved by compassion.” More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link) Link

Marie Alphonse Ratisbonne, an anti-Catholic Jew, befriended a baron in Rome and began wearing the Miraculous Medal as a simple test. On January 20, 1842, after entering the church of Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, Ratisbonne experienced a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He converted to Catholicism, joined the priesthood, and began a ministry for the conversion of Jews. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link

Sister Agnes Sasagawa received visions of an angel and messages emanating from a wooden statue of Our Lady which wept 101 times, including one instance which was broadcast on Japanese national television in December 1973. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Link

Between 1981 and 1989, the Virgin Mary appeared to several girls in Rwanda. She appeared to them with the name “Nyina wa Jambo” (“Mother of the Word”), synonymous with “Umubyeyl W’iamna” (“Mother of God”). Mary emphasized the call to pray the rosary and asked for penance and fasting. The three girls reported a vision foreshadowing the Rwandan Genocide which would occur just 13 years later, which would claim one of their lives....

A wealthy but childless Christian Roman couple wanted to appoint the Virgin Mary as heiress of their property. On the night of August 4, Mary appeared simultaneously to the couple and Pope Liberius, expressing the wish that a church be erected on Esquiline Hill. The morning of August 5, miraculous snow fell on a narrow piece of land, upon which the Church of Liberius was constructed. This Marian shrine was replaced in the fifth century with a great church named Santa Maria Maggiore, which is now one of the four major basilicas....

Home of the image Our Lady Undoer of Knots. More Information Official site The Real Presence Miracle Hunter MaryPages Link Link Author’s Note Pope Francis has a special devotion to this image, explained in the Miracle Hunter link. -JMM

In the 13th century, Our Blessed Mother appeared to a condemned innocent person in his prison cell. Bringing him a piece of wood and a knife, she told him to carve an image of the Blessed Mother with Child. When he had done so, the jailers and judge were so moved they gave him back his freedom. In gratitude for the divine assistance, the man sought to place the sculpture near a linden tree along the road, as Mary had suggested....

In 1968 Our Lady began appearing over St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox church in Zeitoun, Egypt. The church lies on the Matariya Road through which the Holy Family is traditionally known to have passed during their stay in Egypt. For three years Our Lady appeared on many occasions, taking many forms and sometimes accompanied by doves and other phenomena. It is estimated that 40 million people across a variety of faiths witnessed these events....