Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
Slovakia's oldest established pilgrimage landscape remembers the hermits St. Andrew Zorard and St. Benedict through the diocesan shrine, cave, monastery ruins, and annual pilgrimage beside the Váh.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Walk between Malá and Veľká Skalka to meet the saints in church, river, cave, cliff, and ruins.
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The hermit cave
Meet ascetic memory in the rock.
02
The diocesan shrine
Join the living liturgical center.
03
Cyril and Methodius Route
Connect local saints with the cross-border way.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
Main Pilgrimage of Saints Andrew Zorard and BenedictHeld around the July feast; confirm annually.
Feast of St. Andrew ZorardConnected to this place through Hermitage and diocesan pilgrimage.
Feast of St. Benedict of SkalkaConnected to this place through Hermitage, martyr memory, and diocesan pilgrimage.
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