Einsiedeln
Our Lady of Einsiedeln
The Benedictine abbey of Einsiedeln in central Switzerland has drawn pilgrims for more than a thousand years. Today they pray before Our Lady in the Chapel of Grace.
Holy Mass is celebrated once a month for all intentions
Wall of candles
Tap a candle to see its intention. Private intentions are seen only by those who pray.
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Light your candleAbout the shrine
The abbey was founded in 934 on the spot where the hermit Saint Meinrad had lived and prayed. In the great baroque church stands the Chapel of Grace with the statue of the Black Madonna, whose face and hands, tradition says, were darkened by candle smoke. Einsiedeln is an important stop on the Way of Saint James to Santiago de Compostela. Every day after Vespers the monks sing the Salve Regina in the Chapel of Grace.
- Place
- Einsiedeln, Switzerland
- Prayer
- Our Lady of Einsiedeln, pray for us.
