The 13th-century Dome Church (The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin), in Toompea, the upper town, Tallinn, Estonia, Europe

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

Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Virgin Mary of the Assumption, Cathedral of Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Virgin Mary of the Assumption, Cathedral of Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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

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

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

Interior of Pisa Cathedral, a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Virgin Mary statue inside the Cathedral La Merced in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

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

Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Virgin Mary of the Assumption, Cathedral of Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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

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

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

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

Ascension of the Virgin Mary statue in the Mosque (Mezquita) and Cathedral of Cordoba, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Virgin Mary and Jesus depiction in the Mosque (Mezquita) and Cathedral of Cordoba, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

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

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

Dubrovnik Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary), Dubrovnik Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, Dalmatian Coast, 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

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

Baroque Cathedral of Saint Virgin Mary, Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe

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

View of 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 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

Crowning of the Virgin, Burial and Assumption of the Virgin, three kings and three prophets meditating on the mystery of Mary, Portal of the Virgin, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

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

Nave with worshippers of Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tallinn, Estonia, Europe

Stained glass of the Virgin Mary in Saint-Louis cathedral, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France, Europe

Notre Dame Cathedral and Virgin Mary statue, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Assumption of Virgin Mary, stained glass window, Milan Cathedral, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Apse of Tewkesbury Abbey (Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin), Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Statue of the Virgin Mary and the Neues Rathaus, Marienplatz, Munich (Munchen / Muenchen), Bavaria (Bayern), Germany

Nave of Tewkesbury Abbey (Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin), Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

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

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on left, Clock Tower right, Old Town (Stari Grad), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Church of St. Blaise with Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary beyond, Old Town (Stari Grad), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

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

Tewkesbury Abbey (Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin), Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

North Rose Window, 13th century stained glass window depicting the Virgin Mary encircled by figures, Notre Dame, Paris, France, Europe

Entombment, upper lintel, Virgin portal, Western facade, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

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

Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Virgin Mary of the Assumption, Cathedral of Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Old Town, Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

St. Mary The Virgin Church, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, The Grenadines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Semana Santa (Holy Week) float (pasos) with image of Virgin Mary outside Seville cathedral, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Statue of the Virgin Mary outside cathedral, Kaptol, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Assumption of the Virgin Mary by Francois Francken the Younger dating from 1628, Red Pillar Chapel (Chapel of Notre Dame du Puy). Amiens Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Picardy, France, Europe

Life of the Virgin Mary, St. Anne portal, Western facade, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Statues of the Angel of Annunciation and Virgin Mary, Mary and Elizabeth, David and Solomon on the west front of Reims Cathedral, Reims, Marne, France, Europe

Virgin Mary and Jesus, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Tourists on the steps of Dubrovnik Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary), Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

Exterior view of the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Virgin Mary in the Plaza de la Catedral, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Mary on her deathbed surrounded by Jesus and the apostles, Virgin's Gate, west front, Notre Dame Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Paris, France, Europe

The Virgin Mary Cathedral (the Assumption Cathedral) in the old town in Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria, Europe

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

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

Religious mosaic on front of Saint Uspensky Sobor Russian Orthodox Assumption Cathedral, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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.

Shrine of the Virgin Mary, Aachen Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Shrine of the Virgin Mary, Aachen Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Virgin Mary and Four Angels Fountain in front of Zagreb Cathedral, Kaptol, Under town, Zagreb, Croatia

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

Detailed view, Cologne Cathedral main portal, west facade with restored gable, statue of Mary with baby Jesus in the centre, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Inner shot of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Unesco World Heritage, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral, Nha Tho Duc Ba - Church of our Lady, with Madonna statue, in the back the Diamond Plaza Shopping Center, Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Gracias, thanks, writing, devotion to Mary, Virgin Mary, Catedral de San Marcos cathedral, church, Arica, Norte Grande, northern Chile, Chile, South America

Portal of the Virgin Mary, Saint-Etienne Cathedral or St. Stephen's Cathedral, Metz, Moselle, France, Europe

Holy Metropolitan Church and Greek Orthodox cathedral of presentation of the Virgin Mary in Chania, Crete, Greece in morning. Bright sunlight, blue sky. Frontal shot of facade, traditional christian architecture. Doors open for morning holy service

Mosaics, Duomo di San Gennaro (Cathedral of Naples), historic centre of Naples, Campania, Italy

Gilded statue of Saint Mary, on the roof of the cathedral of Avignon, Provence, France, Europe

Notre-Dame Cathedral, cycle rickshaw, in Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, Vietnam, Asia

Statue of The Virgin Mary, neoclassical cathedral, Salta, Argentina

Depiction, Pieta, Virgin Mary mourning Jesus Christ, basilica Abbey of Saint-Remi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne, France, Europe

Figure of a saint, the Virgin Mary and Child, on a town house, Muensterplatz cathedral square, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Facade of the Russian Orthodox Kazan cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, Russia

Figure of the Virgin Mary at the entrance to the Freiburg Cathedral, Muensterplatz cathedral square, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Mary, Jesus, Virgin Mary, sculpture, Catedral de San Marcos cathedral, church, Arica, Norte Grande, northern Chile, Chile, South America

Mariensaeule, Marian Column, Frauenkirche, Cathedral of Our Blessed Lady, Marienplatz, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Madonnina statue on cathedral spire against blue sky, Milan city, Italy, Europe

Low angle view of a statue, Virgin Mary, Burgos Cathedral, Burgos, Spain

Statue of Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ in a cathedral, Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, France

Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Ethiopian Orthodox ecclesiastical mural, depicting the Virgin and Child, in the interior of the Cathedral of Tsion Maryam (Our Lady Mary of Zion), built during the reign of Emperor Fasilides, Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Golden statue of the Virgin Mary at Avignon Cathedral by the Palais des Papes; Avignon, France

Messina Cathedral Astronomical clock on clock tower, Piazza Del Duomo, Sicily, Italy

Mexico, Oaxaca, Part view of baroque exterior facade of cathedral at night with relief carving of the assumption of the Virgin Mary above door.