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Our Lady of Knock
Knock, County Mayo, Ireland · 1879
Church approval
In a video message on March 19, 2021, for the raising of Knock to an international shrine, Pope Francis spoke of "the apparition of August 21, 1879, when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to some villagers of Knock together with St. Joseph and St. John the Apostle." This is our translation of the Holy See's Italian text.
Vatican News reported the message on March 19, 2021, the day the shrine was raised to the status of International Marian and Eucharistic Shrine.
A Church commission of inquiry met in 1879 and concluded that "the testimonies of all, taken as a whole, is trustworthy and satisfactory." A second commission met in 1935 and 1936. Neither issued a formal decree.
The Apparition Chapel encloses the original gable wall of the parish church, where the apparition was witnessed in 1879.
Visiting
- Location
- Knock, County Mayo, Ireland
- Hours
- Apparition Chapel open daily 8:00 to 21:00. Hours checked Oct 2026.
- Address
- Knock Shrine, Knock, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, F12 Y226, Ireland
- Official site
- knockshrine.ie
Trips that stop here
None of the listed departures stop here yet.
Sources
- The Holy See vatican.va
- Vatican News vaticannews.va
- Knock Shrine knockshrine.ie
- Knock Shrine knockshrine.ie
- Knock Shrine knockshrine.ie
- Knock Shrine knockshrine.ie
Checked October 19, 2026.