National Shrine Of Our Lady Of Knock/Church Of The Apparition

This is Ireland's version of Lourdes, and Catholic pilgrims (mostly Irish Catholic) come here in droves. It all dates from a day in August 1879 when two young local girls said they saw Joseph, Mary, and St. John standing in bright light in front of the southern tower of the parish church. Soon, 13 other witnesses claimed to have seen the same thing, and the Church declared it a miracle. Before long, miracles were occurring fast and furious, as sick and lame visitors claimed to be healed after visits to the church. Knock came to the world's attention in 1979, when Pope John Paul II visited the shrine. There's not much to the town of Knock on the whole -- it sits unspectacularly at the intersection of the N17 and R323 (it's not even on some maps of Ireland, it's so small) -- but it's filled with increasingly large, modern religious structures, including a huge circular basilica that seats 7,000 and contains artifacts or furnishings from every county in Ireland. The grounds also hold a folk museum (displays include original letters pertaining to the apparition) and a religious bookshop.

National Shrine Of Our Lady Of Knock/Church Of The Apparition is located in Knock. To communicate or ask something with the place, the Phone number is +353 94 938 8100. You can get more information from their website: https://www.knockshrine.ie/. The coordinates that you can use in navigation applications to get to find "National Shrine Of Our Lady Of Knock/Church Of The Apparition" quickly are 53.794105529785,-8.9198017120361