Why pilgrims come
Discover what makes Our Lady of the Rocks Church a place of pilgrimage
A Catholic Marian church on an artificial island built through the stone-laying tradition of Perast. Its origin story centers a found icon of the Virgin and Child and belongs to local sacred legend; the site is not presented as a formally recognized Marian apparition.
Cross the bay to a Catholic Marian island shaped by sailors, votive memory, sacred art, and a community that still renews the island with stones.
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.
Marian sacred image · Historic focus of Catholic devotion in Perast
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
The Marian image
Receive the icon in the context of seafaring devotion.
An island made by a vow
Understand the stone-laying custom without turning legend into archaeology.
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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