Why pilgrims come
What makes this Catholic place significant
A living Catholic pilgrimage church in the shadow of the Tower, honoring the English martyrs and preserving the renewed Shrine of Our Lady of Graces.
Make this Roman Catholic church the prayerful anchor for a Tower of London martyr pilgrimage. The parish remembers More, Fisher and the wider English martyrs, while its Shrine of Our Lady of Graces revives the memory of a medieval Marian abbey that once stood nearby.
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.
martyr honored by the parish
Feast: June 22martyr honored by the parish
Feast: June 22What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
Catholic prayer near Tower Hill
Place the historic martyr sites within the living sacramental life of a Roman Catholic parish.
Shrine of Our Lady of Graces
The Lady Chapel commemorates the medieval Abbey of Our Lady of Graces, once a London center of Marian pilgrimage.
Catholic return to Tower Hill
The parish history remembers the first Mass celebrated on Tower Hill in more than three centuries, on the Annunciation in 1865.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
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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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