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Name:
St. James Catholic Church - Medjugorje
Alternative name:
Medugorje Pilgrimage
Category:
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Religion:
Catholic
World heritage:
no
Description:
The story of Medugorje is well known to most Catholics. In 1981 six teenagers were playing together in the hills between the villages of Medugorje and Bijakovici. It was on this barren hillside that Mother Mary appeared and spoke to them. When the children told their parents the first reaction was scepticism. The apparitions, however, did not cease. She appeared again and again and soon made believers out of even the most vocal of critics. Since then it is estimated that over 15 million people have visited this tiny place. Medjugorje has become the one of the largest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world.
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Medjugorje
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Country:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Territorial unit:
Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina
Latitude:
43.1905
Longitude:
17.6774
Elevation:
163.73
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