Welcome to Knock Shrine

Welcome to Knock, Ireland's International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine. Here in this special place, we pray with you and for you. We welcome you to spend time with us, for a few hours or a little longer, in person or virtually.

Knock has always been a place of welcome, sanctuary and sacredness,  a place for people to join together in prayer and worship. It is with great honour that we welcome pilgrims and visitors here every year and share with them a great sense of peace and comfort.

Pilgrimage is a sacred and ancient tradition in Ireland. By leaving ordinary life behind, pilgrims gain time and space for reflection. They join others in a quest to experience the presence of God. They grow in awareness that, on life’s journey, there are no strangers only fellow pilgrims.

Pope Francis has officially named Knock as a Eucharistic and Marian Shrine. Giving this honour in a special address, Pope Francis asked that here at Knock Shrine, we accept to always have our arms wide open as a sign of welcome to every pilgrim who may arrive from any part of the world, asking nothing in return but only recognising him as a brother or a sister who desires to share the same experience of fraternal prayer.

We trust that you will leave this sacred place refreshed in faith and renewed in spirit.

 

Fr. Richard Gibbons, PP
Rector, Knock Shrine

 

 

 

 

On behalf of the entire team at Knock, I would like to welcome you to Ireland’s International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine. Each year we welcome  pilgrims and visitors from all across the world who come to reflect and pray in our uniquely peaceful and beautiful surroundings.

 

Our team at Knock Shrine strives to ensure that you feel very welcome and to offer you a friendly and memorable experience. Please explore our website to check out key places to visit and upcoming events at Knock Shrine.

 

 

John Conroy,
Shrine Manager