Knock Shrine

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.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: site of apparition in in Mayo, Ireland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knock Basilica and Church of St. John the Baptist.

Knock Basilica

Church

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The Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland is a Roman Catholic basilica church of the Latin Church located in the small town of Knock, in County Mayo in Ireland. Knock Basilica is situated 140 metres northeast of Knock Shrine.

Church of St. John the Baptist

Church

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Church of St. John the Baptist is situated 210 metres north of Knock Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knock and Bekan.

Knock

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Knock is a village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland which has a Marian pilgrimage shrine and is near the regional airport. In Irish Cnoc means "hill", a very common placename, so this one is Cnoc Mhuire, "Hill of the Virgin Mary".

Bekan

Village

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Bekan is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. Because of the almost entirely rural population, it is traditionally a farming community. The village is between Ballyhaunis and Knock on the L1501 local road which connects the N60 and R323 roads. Bekan is situated 6 km southeast of Knock Shrine.

Kiltamagh

Town

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Kiltimagh is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 1,232 people. Although there is no river going through the town, three rivers flow around the town: the Glore River, Yellow River and Pollagh River. Kiltamagh is situated 8 km northwest of Knock Shrine.

Knock Shrine

Categories: shrine of Our Lady, international shrine, tourism, and religious organization
Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.79087° or 53° 47′ 27″ north

Longitude

-8.91819° or 8° 55′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C5HQ3RJ+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 191789187

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=religious

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q2364438

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Knock Shrine” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Heiligdom Onze Lieve Vrouw van Knock”
French: “sanctuaire de Knock”
French: “Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Knock”
Galician: “santuario de Knock”
German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau, Königin von Irland”
Hungarian: “Knocki jelenés”
Indonesian: “Tempat Ziarah Knock”
Irish: “Cnoc Mhuire”
Italian: “santuario di Knock”
Italian: “Santuario di Knock”
Japanese: “クノックの聖母（沈黙の聖母、アイルランドの女王）”
Japanese: “クノック聖堂”
Korean: “노크의 성모”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Knock”
Norwegian: “Knock”
Portuguese: “Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Knock”
Spanish: “El Santuario de Knock”
Spanish: “Santuario de Knock”
Tamil: “நாக் திருத்தலம்”
Vietnamese: “Đức Mẹ Knock”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chapel of Reconciliation and Knock Museum.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Witness to Hope Information Centre and Papal Cross.

County Mayo: Must-Visit Destinations

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