Catholic pilgrimage sites

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 90. Chapters: Vatican City, Cologne, Jordan River, Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee, Santiago de Compostela, Cape Finisterre, Way of St. James, Velankanni Town, St Patrick's Purgatory, Capernaum, Lourdes, Levoca, Lac Ste. Anne, Reek Sunday, Knock Shrine, Our Lady of Walsingham, Fátima, Portugal, Croagh Patrick, Santo Toribio de Liébana, Hermitage of El Rocío, Virgin of El Rocío, Basilica della Santa Casa, St. Anthony's Forane Church, San Sebastian de Garabandal, Saint Joseph's Oratory, Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Our Lady of Charity, Caravaca de la Cruz, Hill of Crosses, Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia, As Neves, ¿emaiciu Kalvarija, Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, St Winefride's Well, Andechs Abbey, Malayattoor, Romería de El Rocío, Church of the Beatitudes, ¿ätín-Strá¿e, Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Shrine of the Holy Relics, Dabrówka Koscielna, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wambierzyce, Litmanová, Rose Prince, Bad Wilsnack, Barbana, Italy, National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Kokkamangalam church, El chorrito, Aglona, Pontmain, Rood of Grace, National Shrine of Saint Joseph, Schönenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Santuario de Nossa Senhora da Lapa, Portugal, Chapel of Notre Dame des Anges, Sanctuary Mother of Divine Grace, Chantry Island, Hertfordshire, Velehrad, Santuari del Corredor, Sainte-Croix, Mauritius, National Shrine of Saint Jude. Excerpt: Cologne (, German: , Kölsch: ) is Germany's fourth-largest city (after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich), and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants. Cologne is located on both sides of the Rhine River. The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Europe's oldest and largest universities. Cologne is a major cultural centre of the Rhineland and has a vibrant arts scene. Cologne is home to more than 30 museums and hundreds of galleries. Exhibitions range from local ancient Roman archeological sites to contemporary graphics and sculpture. The Cologne Trade Fair hosts a number of trade shows such as Art Cologne, imm Cologne, Gamescom and the Photokina. The first urban settlement on the grounds of what today is the center of Cologne was Oppidum Ubiorum, which was founded in 38 BC by the Ubii, a Germanic tribe. In 50 AD, the Romans founded Colonia on the Rhine and the city became the provincial capital of Germania Inferior in 85 AD. The city was named "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium" in 50 AD. Considerable Roman remains can be found in present-day Cologne, especially near the wharf area, where a notable discovery of a 1900 year old Roman boat was made in late 2007. From 260 to 271 Cologne was the capital of the Gallic Empire under Postumus, Marius and Victorinus. In 310 under Constantine a bridge was built over the Rhine at Cologne. The imperial governors of Rome resided in the city and became one of the most important trade and production centres in the Roman Empire north of the Alps. Maternus, who was elected as bishop in 313, was the first known bishop of Cologne. The city was the capital of a Roman province until occupied by the Franks in 459. In 785, Cologne became the seat of an archbishopri