Pilgrimages
A pilgrimage is a journey made to a particular place for spiritual or religious reasons – to visit a holy person or to
commemorate a special event that took place there. Below are a list of places that are common destinations for
Christian pilgrimages. Fill in the different columns of the table as suggested for each of these destinations. Suggested websites are provided in the first column of the
table.
Destination
Geographical Location
What is it famous for?
Country, City etc…
Did something happen there? When did it happen? Is it still Did it involve one person or a group of
happening? Was it miraculous?
Assisi
http://www.newadvent.org
/cathen/01801a.htm
Fatima
http://www.ewtn.com/fati
ma/
Guadalupe
http://www.sancta.org/int
ro.html
Jerusalem
(I think you can do this one
without a website)
Knock
Who was involved there?
people?
http://www.nationmaster.c
om/encyclopedia/Knock
Lourdes
http://www.newadvent.org
/cathen/09389b.htm
Medjugorje
http://www.medjugorje.or
g/medpage.htm
Rome
http://www.newadvent.org
/cathen/15276b.htm
Taize
http://www.taize.fr/en_ru
brique8.html