Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Velankanni, India
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, also known as the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni, is a Gothic Revival Christian shrine in Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Devotion at the site dates to the mid-sixteenth century, and Pope John XXIII raised the shrine to minor basilica status in 1962. Its annual novena draws nearly 5 million pilgrims.
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- church building
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- Velankanni, India
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