Our Lady of Knock

Ireland, Knock
Thursday 21 August 1879 at 8pm

On August 21 1879 Margaret Beirne was locking up the church when she saw a strange brightness but left. At the same time Mary Beirne and the housekeeper who she has been visiting both saw "Statues". The housekeeper said that it were no statues but it was the

Blessed Virgin. After that 13 more people saw the beautiful women,who was all dressed

in white and wearing a brilliantcrown. On the right of the Blessed Virgin was St. Joseph

and on the left St. John the Evangelist dressed like a bishop. On the left of St. John was an

altar with a lamb and a cross surrounded by angels. This vision lasted for 2 hours.

Miraculous healings have been reported soon after the area. And still today it is a place

where many pilgrims visit.Our late beloved Pope John Paul II visited Knock in 1979

and Mother Teresa of Calcutta visited the shrine in 1993.