Why pilgrims come
Encounter the Eucharistic tradition and its surviving evidence
Ludbreg's Eucharistic pilgrimage commemorates a 1411 event and the relic whose public veneration Pope Leo X permitted in 1513. The parish church is currently closed for major renovation; the shrine directs pilgrims to the Votive Chapel of the Precious Blood and asks groups to reserve Mass in advance.
Treat Ludbreg as a two-location story: the medieval event and the present public pilgrimage centered on the relic and Votive Chapel.
The story & the place today
What happened here—and what a pilgrim can find now
Each record separates the devotional tradition from the present-day visitor evidence. A mapped locality remains visible even when an exact shrine or surviving object has not yet been verified.
The Ludbreg Eucharistic event
During Mass at the castle chapel, a priest who doubted the Real Presence reported that wine in the chalice became blood. The relic became the focus of lasting devotion; this record reports the received Catholic tradition and the documented permission for public veneration rather than making an independent scientific judgment.
Former castle chapel, Ludbreg
Relic venerated as the Precious Blood of Christ
Votive Chapel of the Precious Blood during the parish-church renovation
Continuing public veneration
Visitor note: Active pilgrimage and liturgy; groups must register and reserve language Masses
Church wording: Public veneration permitted — Pope Leo X, bull of 14 April 1513
The annual Holy Sunday celebration is held on the first Sunday of September. Current building access differs from the historic event location.
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.
Eucharistic relic · Public veneration permitted by Pope Leo X in 1513
Confirm the current bulletin and arrange group visits in advance.What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
The venerated relic
Receive the devotion through the 1513 permission for public veneration.
Votive Chapel
Use the shrine's current place of liturgy while restoration continues.
Holy Sunday
Join Croatia's great September Eucharistic pilgrimage.
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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