Shrine of Our Lady of Europe

Shrine of Our Lady of Europe
Shrine of Our Lady of Europe
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceDiocese of Gibraltar
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusNational Shrine, Parish
LeadershipFr. Charles Azzopardi
Year consecrated20 August 1462
Location
LocationEuropa Point, Gibraltar
Geographic coordinates36°06′41″N 5°20′54″W / 36.111332°N 5.348293°W / 36.111332; -5.348293
Architecture
Groundbreaking14th century
Website
www.ourladyofeurope.net

The Shrine of Our Lady of Europe is a Roman Catholic parish church and national shrine of Gibraltar located at Europa Point. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Europe, the Catholic patroness of Gibraltar.

It belongs to the European Marian Network, which links twenty Marian sanctuaries in Europe (as many as the number of decades in the Rosary).[1][2]

  1. ^ Alice Mascarenhas (5 May 2009). "'The Shrine of Our Lady of Europe is a Centre of Spirituality'". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Aušros Vartai". www.ausrosvartai.lt. Retrieved 28 July 2018.