Why pilgrims come
Discover what makes Shrine of Our Lady of Refuge at Aljmaš a place of pilgrimage
A Danube Marian shrine whose statue of Our Lady of Refuge was brought from Lug in 1704. The present church and returned devotion embody destruction, displacement, and rebuilding after the Croatian War of Independence without recasting those events as an apparition story.
Read Aljmaš through refuge twice over: the 1704 arrival of the image and the modern return of a shrine rebuilt after war.
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 · Publicly venerated under Catholic custody; brought to Aljmaš in 1704
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
Our Lady of Refuge
Pray before the image that gave the shrine its enduring name.
Destruction and return
Remember displacement and rebuilding without romanticizing war.
The Danube landscape
Let river and border history deepen the 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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