Most popular Catholic spot in 1999 (Spain).Madrid--The Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Catholic shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The shrine was founded by Bishop Raymond Leo Burke of the Diocese of La Crosse. Church construction began on May 13 2004, to be completed on July 31, 2008. was the most popular in the world in 1999, with a total of 14.8 million pilgrims. The second most visited shrine in the world was Santiago da Compostella, Spain, which received 10 million pilgrims, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Retablo A retablo (or lamina) is a small oil painting on any variety of surface, typically a wood carving. This is a different meaning to the original one in Spanish, which still applies in Spain, which is equivalent to retable in English. , a service of the Spanish bishops' conference. This figure was exceptional, because the Holy Year of Compostela was celebrated that year. The third and fourth most popular shrines were San Giovanni San Giovanni, the Italian form of "Saint John" (q.v.), a name that may refer to dozens of saints. At least 58 comuni in Italy are named San Giovanni, and at least 49 more are named San Giovanni... Rotondo in Italy, where pilgrims venerate Blessed Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, followed by Brazil's shrine to Nossa Senhora Aparecida. In 1999, these two centres received 7.8 million pilgrims each. Fifth and sixth are the shrines of Fatima and Lourdes, which received 5.3 million and 5.2 million pilgrims, respectively. The Polish shrine of the Virgin of Czestochowa in Jasna-Gora received 4.8 million faithful in 1999, and the Italian shrine of Our Lady of Loreto received 4.6 million visitors. In 2000, the Vatican itself welcomed the greatest number of pilgrims. The Jubilee Year tally could reach 30 million. |
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