Switzerland · Monastery
Einsiedeln Abbey
A Benedictine monastery whose Marian shrine has drawn pilgrims into central Switzerland for centuries.
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Switzerland · Abbey
Abbey of Saint Gall
A former monastic centre where church architecture and a celebrated library preserve the relationship between devotion and learning.
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Switzerland · Pilgrimage shrine
Madonna del Sasso
A sanctuary above Locarno associated with Marian devotion and a steep approach through chapels and hillside paths.
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