The Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro (or Shrine of the Sameiro or Immaculate Conception of Mount Sameiro) is a Marian shrine located in the parish of Espinho, Braga. The launching of the first stone occurred on June 14, 1863. It was Father Martinho da Silva who founded this shrine. This shrine is one of the centers of greatest Marian devotion in Portugal, just after the Shrine of Fatima and the Shrine of the Sovereign Mother. In this Temple, completed in the twentieth century, stands the interior of the high altar in polished white granite, as well as the silver tabernacle. In front of the Temple rises an imposing and vast staircase, on top of which stand two high pillars, surmounted with the image of the Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Nossa Senhora do Sameiro is represented by an image that is found on the main altar of the Sameiro Shrine in Portugal.
The sculpture, sculpted in Rome and blessed by Pope Pius IX, has a beautiful and valuable crown with 2.5 kg in solid gold and brilliant, offered in 1904 by the women of Portugal, including Queen D. Amelia of Orléans.
The liturgical celebration of Our Lady of Sameiro is celebrated on 12 June.
The annual pilgrimage of the Archdiocese of Braga takes place on the first Sunday of June, with departure from the Cathedral. On the third Sunday of August the statutory pilgrimage takes place, which begins in the neighboring Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte.
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