Medjugorje

Medjugorje
Međugorje
Village
Medjugorje is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Medjugorje
Medjugorje
Location of Međugorje within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°41′E / 43.200°N 17.683°E / 43.200; 17.683
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Herzegovina-Neretva
MunicipalityČitluk
Area
 • Total11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total2,265
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Medjugorje[note 1] (Serbo-Croatian: Međugorje, pronounced [mêdʑuɡoːrje] ) is a village in the municipality of Čitluk in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 1981, it has become a popular site of Catholic pilgrimage due to Our Lady of Medjugorje, a purported series of apparitions of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, to six local children,[1] which some people believe are still happening to this day.[2]

The name Međugorje literally means "between mountains". At an altitude of 200 m (660 ft) above sea level it has a mild Mediterranean climate. The town consists of an ethnically homogeneous Croat population of 2,306. The Catholic parish includes four neighbouring villages: Bijakovići, Vionica, Miletina and Šurmanci. Since 2019, pilgrimages to Medjugorje have been authorized by the Vatican as long as there is no assumption the events are confirmed to have a supernatural origin.[3][4] In September 2024, the Vatican formally endorsed "prudent devotion" to Mary at Medjugorje but made no declaration that the purported apparitions actually took place.[5]


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  1. ^ Overview of Medjugorje Medjugorje.org, accessed 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "For second time, Pope sends special envoy to Medjugorje". Crux. 2018-05-31. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  3. ^ Pope authorizes pilgrimages to Medjugorje 12 May 2019, accessed 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ Vatican confirms Medjugorje approval by joining youth festival Jonathan Luxmoore Aug 7, 2019, accessed 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ CNA. "Medjugorje: Vatican gives green light to Marian devotion". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2024-09-19.