Christian feast day: Feast of the Visitation (Anglicanism; Levoča at Mariánska hora)

Visitation (Christianity)

Christian story and feast of Mary visiting Elizabeth

In Christianity, the Visitation, also known as the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, refers to the visit of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke, Luke 1:39–56. The episode is one of the standard…

Anglicanism

Major branch of Protestantism

Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one…

Levoča

Town in Slovakia

Levoča is the principal town of Levoča District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia, with a population of 14,256. The town has a historic center with a well-preserved town wall, a Gothic church with the tallest wooden altar in the world, carved by Master Pavol of Levoča,…

Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Levoča

The Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Levoča, Slovakia is located at the summit of Mariánska hora, , a hill above Levoča with views over the town and countryside. Built in its present form between 1906 and 1922, the church is the destination of an annual…