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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I would like to visit the site of my patron saint Gertrude of Nivelle, Belgium and visit the famous castle outside of Munich. Dominic of Prussia, Saint Elizabeth, Cologne Cathedral are different sites of German saints.