High Street in spring sunshine, with University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, city centre, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Painting of the Virgin Mary in the Holy Land in the Visitation church in Ein Kerem, Israel, Middle East

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

Dome fresco by Johann Michael Rottmayr depicting the Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary, Karlskirche (St. Charles's Church), Vienna, Austria, Europe

Village fiesta procession of villagers with statue of the Virgin Mary, Rubillon, Ourense province, Galicia, Spain, Europe

The Virgin receiving the Holy Spirit,, St. Nicolas de Veroce church, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Statue of an angel in the graveyard of St Mary the Virgin Church in Harefield, Middlesex, UK

The 11th century Church of St. Mary The Virgin at Friston, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

The Church of St Mary the Virgin and graveyard in Harefield, Middlesex, UK

Celtic cross grave for Elizabeth and George Winship in graveyard of St Mary the Virgin Church, Harefield, Middlesex, UK

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

The 11th century Church of St. Mary The Virgin at Friston, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The 11th century Church of St. Mary The Virgin at Friston, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Crowning of Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption church, Cordon, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

The Assumption of the Virgin by Edouard-Amedee Didron, Church of Saint-Thomas d'Aquin, Paris, France, Europe

Headstones in graveyard of St Mary the Virgin Church, Harefield, Middlesex, UK

Stained glass window of the Virgin Mary, Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France, Europe

Virgin and Child, St. Nicolas de Veroce church, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Statues in the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Notre Dame de la Garde, St. Nicolas de Veroce church, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Beaming Virgin in St. Mary of Nazareth church, Sweifieh, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

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

View of All Souls College from tower of University Church of St. Mary The Virgin, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Philip church (Huyen Sy Church), the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary procession, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, location of St. Stephen's church, Ambridge in the radio serial The Archers, Hanbury, Worcestershire, Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nativity, St. Nicolas de Veroce church, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Virgin and Child picture in Maronite church, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

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

Old church (Dormition of the Holy Virgin Mary), Sinaia Monastery, Wallachia, Romania, Europe

Virgin and Holy Ghost in Saint-Nicolas de Veroce church, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Slovenia, The Julian Alps, Bled Lake (Alt 501m) And The Church Of Vows On An Island, Virgin And Child On The Baroque Altar

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, from which the Mayflower set sail for America in 1620, Rotherhithe, London, SE1, England, United Kingdom, Europe

High Street and University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Exterior wall, Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, (Assumption of Mary Orthodox Church), Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, also known as Assumption of Mary Orthodox Church, Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

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

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

Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, also known as Assumption of Mary Orthodox Church, Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

Wall painting inside the Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

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.

Adoration of the Magi painting, Saint Bartholomew,??s Church, Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Virgin Mary with halo of stars, church, Proceno, village, Tuscany, Italy

sacrifice candles and altar with picture of the Virgin Mary out of focus, Chiesa di San Stefano, Belluno, Italy

Bad Neustadt an der Saale, parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, inner space

Virgen de Covadonga, Virgin Mary at the holy cave Santa Cueva de Covadonga, Covadonga, Picos de Europa, Province of Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Nativity Cribs, Competition for the finest Nativity Crib, near Mickiewicz Monument in front of the Church of Virgin Mary, Cracow, Poland

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

Image of St. Mary on ornate ceramic tiles, outside walls of a church in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Seventeenth-century votive image depicting the Siege of Donauwoerth, Hl. Kreuz Gruftkapelle Church, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Votive image of 1818 from the Friedolfing Parish which was surprised by a thunderstorm in Maria Eck, Maria Geburt Pilgrimage Church, Maria Eck near Siegsdorf village, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Window mosaic depicting the birth of Christ at Catherine's Church, Bethlehem, West Bank, Israel, Middle East, the Orient

Crowned Madonna sanctuary, Santuario Madre di Dio Incoronata, architect Luigi Vagnetti, 1965, Foggia, Puglia, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Reading Minster, Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin from Butts, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Madonna with halo, pilgrimage church and Basilica Maria Plain, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Baroque altar with sheltering-cloak Madonna, Maria-Schutz-Kirche church of the Protection, Fischbachau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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

Mary and Jesus figure in wood, St.-Elisabeth-Kirche church, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Altar in the Pilgrimage Church of Maria Gern in Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Late Gothic Roman Catholic parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Matrei am Brenner, Wipptal, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Statue of the Virgin Mary, Virgen de Canelaria, patron saint of the Canary Islands archipelago, Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria, Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Madonna with six fingers, miraculous image on the left side altar of the Pilgrimage Church of Maria Laach in Jauerling, Wachau, Waldviertel, Forest Quarter, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Virgin Mary Statue, Kraslavas Sveta Ludviga Romas katolu baznica, Kraslava St Ludvig Roman Catholic Church, Baznicas iela, Baznica Street, Kraslava, Latgale, Latvia, Northern 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

Byzantine frescoes in a painted barn-roofed Greek Orthodox church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

Leaded glass window with figure of the Virgin Mary, Church of St. Blasius and Alexander, Altusried, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Famous church of pilgrimage La Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America

Baroque "Basilica Minor", Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary, on Svaty Kopecek, Holy Hill, near Olomouc, Czech Republic, Europe

Baroque "Basilica Minor", Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary, on Svaty Kopecek, Holy Hill, near Olomouc, Czech Republic, Europe

Altar in the Armenian Orthodox church of St. Hripsime with Virgin Mary and Jesus, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Echmiadzin, Armenia, Asia

Baroque "Basilica Minor", Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary, on Svaty Kopecek, Holy Hill, near Olomouc, Czech Republic, Europe

Aerial view of the town of Engen in Hegau with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the old town, on the horizon the Hegau volcano Hohenhewen, district of Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Devotional grotto with Madonna and votive candles in the courtyard of the Basilika Goessweinstein basilica, Balthasar-Neumann-Strasse 7, Goessweinstein, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Marienaltar altar, 15th to 16th century, in the Marienkirche church, Velden an der Pegnitz, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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

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

Frescoes of the Virgin Mary in the apse, Church of the Virgin, Gelati Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia, Western Asia

Pieta in the Parish Church, Weissenkirchen in the Wachau, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Baroque statues of saints, Baroque "Basilica Minor", Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary, on Svaty Kopecek, Holy Hill, near Olomouc, Czech Republic, Europe

Baroque "Basilica Minor", Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary, on Svaty Kopecek, Holy Hill, near Olomouc, Czech Republic, Europe

Miraculous image of the Virgin Mary, Madonna delle Lacrime Church, pilgrimage site in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Frescoes of the Virgin Mary in the apse, Church of the Virgin, Gelati Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia, Western Asia

Gothic chapel in the choir ambulatory with statue of the Virgin Mary, former Benedictine abbey church Eglise Saint-Trophime, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone department, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur region, France, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

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

Baroque "Basilica Minor", Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary, on Svaty Kopecek, Holy Hill, near Olomouc, Czech Republic, Europe

Frescoes in the Rosary Church, Maria Woerth at Woerthersee lake, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Miraculous image of the Virgin Mary in Loreto Chapel, pilgrimage church, Sanctuary of the Visitation, Rankweil, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

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

Panoramic view of frontal facade of the baroque Basilica Minor, Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary, at Svaty Kopecek near Olomouc, Czech Republic, Europe

Maronite Our Lady of Lebanon St. Mary chapel and statue, Harissa, Lebanon, Middle East, West Asia

Madonna and child, Biserica Curtea Veche Church, St Anton Old Court Church, Bucharest, Romania, Eastern 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

Reading Minster, Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin from Butts, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, Europe

Statue of the Virgin Mary, St. Nicholas' Church, formerly the church of Brauweiler Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery, Brauweiler, Pulheim, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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

Picture of Mary on elaborate ceramics, outer wall of a church in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

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

Reading Minster, Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin from Butts, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, Europe