Pilgrimage Sites in Argentina
Discover 4 sacred destinations in Argentina
Two million pilgrims walk to Luján every October. The neo-Gothic basilica 68 km from Buenos Aires holds Our Lady of Luján, patroness of Argentina, and the walk out from the capital is the country's defining act of popular devotion. At San Nicolás, upriver on the Paraná, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary marks a series of approved Marian apparitions.
The north-east holds the older shrines. The Basilica of Our Lady of Itatí at Itatí raises an 88-metre dome above the Paraná, a marker visible to the hundreds of thousands who arrive each year. Nearby Corrientes, founded in 1588, preserves the Cruz de los Milagros — the founding cross that resisted burning — together with the cathedral, convent and churches that grew up around it.
Corrientes
Founded in 1588 on the banks of the Paraná River, Corrientes preserves the Cruz de los Milagros — the founding cross that resisted burning — and a cathedral, convent, and churches that make it one of northeastern Argentina's richest Catholic heritage cities.
Itatí
Itatí is home to one of Argentina's most important Marian shrines, the Basilica of Our Lady of Itatí, whose 88-metre dome rises above the Paraná River as a beacon for the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who converge here each July.
Luján
Buenos Aires Province
Home of Argentina's patroness, Our Lady of Luján. The neo-Gothic basilica 68 km from Buenos Aires draws two million pilgrims each October.
San Nicolás
Buenos Aires Province
San Nicolás is home to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary, site of approved Marian apparitions and a major Catholic pilgrimage destination in Argentina.