The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion is a peaceful pilgrimage destination offering prayer, healing, quiet retreat, and spiritual renewal for visitors seeking a sacred place to get away. The Shrine is the site where Our Lady appeared to a young Belgian immigrant named Adele Brice in 1859. In 2010, it was approved as the first and only church-approved Marian apparitions in the United States. Since then, the spot has become a center for all believers from around the world. Drawing more than 200,000 pilgrims a year. All are welcome to experience this humble and peaceful place of prayer and refuge.