Catholic Shrines & Places of Interest in Germany

Scattered throughout the country are many Catholic shrines and holy sites.  Although many of these are in Bavaria (the most Catholic area of the country), there are others as well.

Here are just a few of our favorites.

Aachen: Aachen Cathedral

Altotting: healing shrine of Altotting

Andechs: Andechs Monastery and Brewery

Augsburg:  Several important churches

Cologne:  Church of Saint Andrew (tomb of St. Albertus Magnus),  Cologne Cathedral

Dernbach (Westerwald): Tomb of Saint Katharina Kasper

Dulmen:  Tomb of Anne Catherine Emmerich

Eibingen: Eibingen Abbey, Saint Hildegard of Bingen

Erding: Eucharistic Miracle of Erding

Fulda:  Fulda Cathedral (tomb of St. Boniface) & St. Michael’s Church

Kevelaer: Healing Shrine of Kevelaer

Kloster Ettal: Monastery of Kloster Ettal

Oberammergau: Home of the Oberammergau Passion Play

Trier: The Holy Robe and Shrine of Saint Matthias

Vallendar:  Home of the Schoenstatt Movement & tomb of Fr. Joseph Ketenich

Walldurn: The Eucharistic Miracle of Walldurn

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