Places of pilgrimage

St. Victor´s Cathedral

In the early Middle Ages pilgrims were already coming to Xanten to visit St. Victor´s shrine.

Today, many Christians still make the journey to St. Victor´s Cathedral. There they also commemorate some of the Christians who died for their beliefs during the Third Reich, among them the priest Karl Leisner who was beatified by Pope John Paul II.

Marienbaum

The village of Marienbaum was the most important place of pilrimage in the Lower Rhineland in the Middle Ages. As the name suggests, a statue of the Virgin Mary, which worked miracles according to legend, is worshipped there. The local museum houses a small exhibition on the history of pilgrimage to Marienbaum. In 2007 a package for pilgrims was developed.

For a pilgrimage to Marienbaum please contact the Wallfahrtsbüro Sankt Mariae Himmelfahrt
Klosterstraße 23
46509 Xanten-Marienbaum

Mondays to Fridays from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. phone 02804-370
Fax: 02804-8289
Email: stmariaehimmelfahrt-marienbaum@bistum-muenster.de

Camino de Santiago/St. James' Path

This pilgrimage route was ceremonially opened in the Xanten area in July 2008. The starting point of the path in the Rhineland is Kleve. It continues via Xanten, Neuss and Cologne to Bonn.

A pilgrimage stamp can be obtained at the cathedral.