Why pilgrims come
Discover what makes Basilica of the Dormition of the Mother of God at Ľutina a place of pilgrimage
One of the largest and oldest pilgrimage places of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church, centered on the Basilica of the Dormition and its annual odpust. It makes Slovakia's Byzantine Catholic life visible alongside Latin-rite shrines.
Enter Slovak Catholic life through Byzantine liturgy, iconography, and the Dormition pilgrimage.
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
Byzantine Catholic worship
Experience a Catholic rite with its own inheritance.
The Dormition pilgrimage
Join the summer odpust.
A national Greek Catholic center
Place eastern Slovakia within the Catholic map.
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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