Why pilgrims come
Discover what makes National Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Scapular at Berdychiv a place of pilgrimage
The national Marian sanctuary of Ukraine's Latin Catholic Church, served by Discalced Carmelites and focused on the icon of Our Lady of Berdychiv. The original image was lost in the twentieth century; the present crowned image continues the devotion and must not be described as the vanished original.
Meet Ukraine's Latin Catholic Church at its national Marian sanctuary and understand how devotion survived the loss of the original icon and decades of suppression.
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.
Canonically crowned Marian image · Current devotional image; the historic original was lost
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
A devotion that outlived loss
Distinguish the present crowned image from the missing original.
Ukraine's Latin Catholic shrine
Place the sanctuary beside, not against, the country's Byzantine Catholic pilgrimage centers.
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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