Why pilgrims come
Discover what makes Basilica of Our Lady of Tears at Máriapócs a place of pilgrimage
Hungary's great Byzantine Catholic Marian shrine centers on the Pócs icon tradition. The 1696 image was transferred to Vienna; the local sanctuary's replacement image became the focus of later reported weepings in 1715 and 1905. This is a sacred-image shrine, not a Marian apparition record.
Let Máriapócs introduce Hungary's Byzantine Catholic life through icon, Divine Liturgy, Basilian presence, and national pilgrimage.
The sacred connection
People and objects remembered here
These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.
Venerated Marian icon · Publicly venerated within the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church; distinct from the 1696 original now in Vienna
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
The icon of Pócs
Distinguish the Vienna original from the locally venerated image.
Byzantine Catholic worship
Receive a fully Catholic Eastern liturgical tradition on its own terms.
Basilian continuity
Connect the shrine with living monastic custody.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
How to read this page
Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.
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