Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
Albania's national Marian sanctuary, rebuilt below Rozafa after Communist destruction. St. John Paul II blessed the foundation stone in 1993 and described Our Lady of Good Counsel as beloved by the Albanian people; the devotion centers a sacred image and national patronage, not a claimed apparition at this site.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Begin the Albanian journey at the national Marian sanctuary that became a sign of Catholic life returning after state atheism.
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Patroness of Albania
Receive the devotion in its national Catholic setting.
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A sanctuary rebuilt
Read reconstruction as a sign of faith emerging from prohibition.
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