Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
Melbourne’s mother church is a formal pilgrimage place with a shrine and relic of St. Mary MacKillop; she worshipped here and supported the cathedral’s construction during her lifetime.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Melbourne’s mother church is a formal pilgrimage place with a shrine and relic of St. Mary MacKillop; she worshipped here and supported the cathedral’s construction during her lifetime.
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Relic and shrine of St. Mary
Pray at the cathedral’s St. Joseph Chapel, where the Archdiocese identifies a relic beneath her statue.
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Mother church of Melbourne
See the Catholic community in which Mary worshipped grow into one of Australia’s landmark cathedrals.