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:[1]
Chapel of the Miraculous Image in Altötting, Germany
Our Lady of BanneuxinBanneux, Belgium
Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Brezje, Slovenia
Our Lady of CsíksomlyóinȘumuleu Ciuc, Romania
Our Lady of CzęstochowainCzęstochowa, Poland
The Black Madonna of the Einsiedeln AbbeyinEinsiedeln, Switzerland
Our Lady of FátimainFátima, Portugal
Shrine of Our Lady of EuropeinGibraltar
Our Lady of KnockinKnock, Ireland
Mariánska horainLevoča, Slovakia
Basilica della Santa CasainLoreto, Italy
Sanctuary of Our Lady of LourdesinLourdes, France
Our Lady of MáriapócsinMáriapócs, Hungary
Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin MaryinMariazell, Austria
Mary of the Snows in Marija Bistrica, Croatia
Sanctuary of Our Lady of MellieħainMellieħa, Malta
Our Lady of the Gate of DawninVilnius, Lithuania
Our Lady of WalsinghaminWalsingham, United Kingdom
Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the PillarinZaragoza, Spain
Theotokos of Zarvanytsia in Zarvanytsia, UkraineThe 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 Mellieħa[1][2]
