Summary
The European Marian Network connects twenty Catholic Marian sanctuaries in Europe (as many as the number of decades in the Rosary). It was established in 2003, promoted by the Holy See.
Only one sanctuary per country (the best known) was chosen. The sanctuaries, and their devotions, are the following:[1]
Chapel of the Miraculous Image in Altötting, Germany
Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Belgium
Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Brezje, Slovenia
Our Lady of Csíksomlyó in Șumuleu Ciuc, Romania
Our Lady of Częstochowa in Częstochowa, Poland
The Black Madonna of the Einsiedeln Abbey in Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal
Shrine of Our Lady of Europe in Gibraltar
Our Lady of Knock in Knock, Ireland
Mariánska hora in Levoča, Slovakia
Basilica della Santa Casa in Loreto, Italy
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France
Our Lady of Máriapócs in Máriapócs, Hungary
Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Mariazell, Austria
Mary of the Snows in Marija Bistrica, Croatia
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa in Mellieħa, Malta
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania
Our Lady of Walsingham in Walsingham, United Kingdom
Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain
Theotokos of Zarvanytsia in Zarvanytsia, Ukraine
The Sanctuary Animators from the members of the Network meet each year to get to know each other better and, above all, to understand better the needs of the millions of pilgrims and visitors who frequent these Sanctuaries. The gathering in 2003 took place in Lourdes, in 2004 it took place in Fátima, in 2005 it took place in Máriapócs, in 2006 in Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, in 2007 in Vilnius, in 2008 in Zaragoza and in 2009 in Częstochowa. 2010 took place in Gibraltar, 2011 was in Walsingham, 2012 was in Rome and in 2013, it took place in Mellieħa[1][2]