Marian Shrines

The Lady Chapel - Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace

This holy and historic chapel is the diocesan shrine for the Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough.
Overlooking the scenic village of Osmotherley, it was built by Carthusian monks from nearby Mount Grace Priory in the 15th century.

Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady, Walsingham

The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was established in 1061 when, according to the text of the Pynson Ballad (c 1485), Richeldis de Faverches prayed that she might undertake some special work in honour of Our Lady. In answer to her prayer, the Virgin Mary led her in spirit to Nazareth, showed her the house where the Annunciation occurred, and asked her to build a replica in Walsingham to serve as a perpetual memorial of the Annunciation.