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Top Eight Catholic Pilgrimage Destinations in The United States

According to The Official Catholic Directory, the following are the top eight Catholic pilgrimage sites in the United States:

  • National Shrine of the North American Martyrs (Auriesville, New York)
  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Maryland)
  • El Santuario de Chimayo (Chimayó, New Mexico, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico)
  • Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Emmitsburg, Maryland)
  • Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament of Our Lady of the Angels (Hanceville, Alabama)
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Victory (Lackawanna, New York)
  • National Shrine of Saint John Neumann (in St. Peter the Apostle Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.)

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