Knock

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Knock is an Irish village in County Mayo renowned as a major Catholic pilgrimage site following reported Marian apparitions in 1879.

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Knock canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic pilgrimage site
village
apparitionDate 21 August 1879
apparitionFigures Lamb of God
Saint John the Evangelist
linked to: Apostle John

Saint Joseph
Virgin Mary
angels
apparitionType silent apparition
apparitionWitnessCount 15
country Ireland
governingCouncil Mayo County Council
hasAirport Ireland West Airport Knock
hasAmenity cafés
coach parking
guesthouses
hotels
shops
hasBasilica Basilica of Our Lady of Knock
linked to: Our Lady of Knock
hasEconomicActivity religious tourism
hasEvent Marian apparitions of 1879
linked to: Marian apparitions
hasMarianApparition Our Lady of Knock
hasParishChurch Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Knock
hasRelic Papal Cross at Knock Shrine
hasReligiousTradition Roman Catholicism
hasShrine Knock Shrine
hasVisitorCenter Knock Shrine Museum
linked to: Knock Shrine
language English
Irish
locatedIn Connacht
County Mayo
western Ireland
majorPilgrimageDay 15 August
15 August, Feast of the Assumption
21 August
21 August, anniversary of apparition
nearbyAirport Ireland West Airport Knock
papalVisit Pope Francis
Pope John Paul II
papalVisitYear 1979
2018
pilgrimageBegan 1879
pilgrimageSeason May to October
pilgrimOrigin Ireland
United Kingdom
United States
continental Europe
recognizedBy Archdiocese of Tuam
Catholic Church
religiousSignificance national Marian shrine of Ireland

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