1245-2936 - View towards the Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe
1245-2924 - View towards the Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe
832-402453 - Holy Metropolitan Church and Greek Orthodox cathedral of presentation of the Virgin Mary in Chania, Crete, Greece in morning. Bright sunlight, blue sky. Frontal shot of facade, traditional christian architecture. Doors open for morning holy service
1350-6663 - Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
1113-107154 - Aerial view of the colorful domes of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Stroganov Church), Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod District, Russia, Europe
809-6584 - Blessed Sacrament procession, Holy Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary, Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, La Salette-Fallavaux, Isere, France, Europe
809-6589 - Blessed Sacrament procession, Holy Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary, Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, La Salette-Fallavaux, Isere, France, Europe
809-6588 - Blessed Sacrament procession, Holy Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary, Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, La Salette-Fallavaux, Isere, France, Europe
832-128286 - Palangos Svc. Mergeles Marijos Emimo i dangu baznycia, Church of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vytauto gatve, Palanga, Lithuania, Northern Europe
809-3768 - Detail of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the carved altar, dating from 1509, Mauer bei Melk church, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe