Catholic Basilica, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, ruined by earthquakes, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Catholic Basilica, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, ruined by earthquakes, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

View of Ban Jelacic Square and Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

View of the Cathedral of the Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary at dawn, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Wooden church of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nyzhniy Verbizh, Ukraine, Europe

Piazza Duomo, Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Cremona Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Cremona Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Cremona Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Como Cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Como Town, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, The Chapel of the Blessed Christodoulos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patmos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

View of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Piazza Duomo, Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

View of Ban Jelacic Square and Cathedral of the Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary at night, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Wooden church of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nyzhniy Verbizh, Ukraine, Europe

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Piazza Duomo, Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

View of Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

View of Ban Jelacic Square and Cathedral of the Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary at night, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Como Cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Como Town, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

Como Cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Como Town, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

View of Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

View of Ban Jelacic Square and Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

View of Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at night, Zagreb, Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

View of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii, Pompeii, Napoli, Campania, Italy, Europe

Blessed Virgin, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, Europe

West front of Tewkesbury Abbey (Abbey of the Blessed Virgin), with the largest external arch in Britain, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (St. Basil's Cathedral), Red Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow, Russia, Europe

The Interior of The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, Cittadella of Victoria, Gozo, Malta

Clock Tower and Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary dating from the 4th century, Pula, Croatia, Europe

Detail of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel Dome, located within St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

The Interior of The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, Cittadella of Victoria, Gozo, Malta

The Interior of The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, Cittadella of Victoria, Gozo, Malta

The Statue of Santa Marija in The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, Cittadella of Victoria, Gozo, Malta

Catholic church, Rosary and crucifix, praying the rosary, Hail Mary full of grace, Vietnam

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (St. Basil's Cathedral), Red Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Como Cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Como Town, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

450 year old carvings of gods, blessed with red powder by Hindu pilgrims, in the walls of the Kamakhya temple, Gauhati, Assam, India, Asia

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu at Gharb in Gozo, Republic of Malta, Europe

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (St. Basil's Cathedral), Red Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow, Russia, Europe

The Buddha statue at Wat Phra Singh is blessed with water during Thai New Year celebrations, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, dating from the 4th century, Pula, Croatia, Europe

Nenbutsu dera (temple), Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

View towards the Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (St. Basil's Cathedral), Red Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

View towards the Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Fortress of Tsarevets, Main Gate, Church of the Blessed Saviour and Patriarchal Complex, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, Europe

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu at Gharb in Gozo, Republic of Malta, Europe

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu at Gharb in Gozo, Republic of Malta, Europe

Street leading to Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on sunny day, Pisek, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Grotto and statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Catholic tradition in front of house in Kilkee, County Clare, West of Ireland

Priest carries Blessed Sacrament in Corpus Christi catholic traditional Benediction ceremony in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland

Church and statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland

Man being blessed at the Western Wailing Wall, Old Walled City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Catholic parade through the streets at Clifden, County Galway, Ireland

Blessed Sacrament procession, Holy Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary, Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, La Salette-Fallavaux, Isere, France, Europe

Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Catholic parade in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland

Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Blessed Sacrament procession, Holy Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary, Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, La Salette-Fallavaux, Isere, France, Europe

Blessed Sacrament procession, Holy Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary, Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, La Salette-Fallavaux, Isere, France, Europe

Church and statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland

Distribution of blessed bread, St. Hubert's Mass, Notre Dame du Hamel, Eure, France, Europe

Detail of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the carved altar, dating from 1509, Mauer bei Melk church, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Blessed Sacrament Catholic church, 29 Palms City, Southern California, United States of America, North America

African child blessed by a priest, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600

Basilica of The Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu, Gozo, Malta, Europe

Buddhist monk holding blessed water in a vessel with hh dalai lama amulet. Inside mahabodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

N month of november 7 days before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They bring their precious herbs, minerals special animal glands to be blessed. A selected amount of herbs is placed in a copper vessel placed on monastery alter. 7 days amchis go through an elaborate potenization of these medicines through prayer other practices. Seen here is of amchis holding a dorje (sacred object used cutting through obscurations) which is lined from a vessel containing various herbs sitting on monastery alter to heart chakra. Chang tang nyee, ladakh, indi

Basilica of The Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu, Gozo, Malta, Europe

Rooftops and the twin spires of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, capital of Croatia, Europe

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Church of Saint Mary, Mosta, Malta

Notre Dame Cathedral and statue of Virgin Mary, Ho Chi Minh City, (Saigon), Vietnam

Statue of Mary holding baby Jesus, Punta Secca, Santa Croce Camerina, Sicily, Italy

Replica of the grotto at the Lady of the Lourdes shrine in the Convent of the Concepcionistas. Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Beatus de Liebana exhibition. Torre del Infantado or Infantado tower. Potes, Comarca of Liebana. Cantabria, Spain.

Blessed Ludovica Albertoni sculpture frome Bernini in San Francesco a Ripa church

Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed, aka Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat and Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God, Moscow, Russia

Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed, also known as Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat and Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God, Moscow, Russia

Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed, aka Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat and Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God, Moscow, Russia

Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed, also known as Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat and Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God, Moscow, Russia

Aerial view of the colorful domes of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Stroganov Church), Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod District, Russia, Europe

Statue of Holy Mary, Waidhofen/Ybbs, Mostviertel Region, Lower Austria, Austria

Holy Trinity Pillar with figurines of saints, 14 m high, detail, baroque plague column in remembrance of the epidemic of the bubonic plague that occurred in 1691, St. Mathew's Church, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Bell tower and renaissance facade of Katedrala, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pula, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Panoramic city view, Frauenkirche Church, Bruehlsche Terasse, Bruehl's Terrace, Hausmannturm Tower, Hofkirche Church and Semperoper Opera House with reflection in the river Elbe at dusk, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

The well on the market place, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany

Aglona Basilica, The solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Aglona, Latgalia, Latvia, Baltic region

The famous Gergeti Trinity Church or Tsminda Sameba at the Chechen border, Stepantsminda, Georgia, Caucasus, Middle East

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church of the Dormition, Three Bells of Fira, Firostefani, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Olomouc city centre with the Holy Trinity Column, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Town Hall, Olomouc, North Moravia, Czech Republic, Europe

Jesus and Maria

Rocher de la Vierge, Statue of the Blessed Virgin, historic harbour, Port Vieux, Biarritz, Basque country, Southern France, France, Europe

Town hall and Dreifaltigkeitssaeule Holy Trinity column, Rathausplatz town hall square, St. Poelten, Lower Austria, Europe

Olomouc city centre with the Holy Trinity Column, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Town Hall, Olomouc, North Moravia, Czech Republic, Europe