Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland | |
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Cnoc Mhuire | |
53°47′32″N 8°55′04″W / 53.792099°N 8.917659°W | |
Location | Knock, County Mayo |
Country | Ireland |
Language(s) | English, Irish |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | knockshrine |
History | |
Dedication | Our Lady of Knock |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Modern |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 10,000 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Tuam |
Deanery | Claremorris |
Clergy | |
Rector | Father Richard Gibbons (Knock Parish) |
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 (the Lamb of God).