Basilica of St. Ann of Auray

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The Sanctuary of Sainte-Anne de Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, composed mainly of the Basilica of Sainte-Anne, is a site of the Catholic Church located in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Morbihan, France. It receives many visitors being the most important place of pilgrimage in Brittany, and welcoming more than 800,000 visitors a year, the majority of whom are pilgrims. Every year, 20 to 30,000 pilgrims attend Saint Anne's great forgiveness on 26 July, which is the third largest pilgrimage in France after the Shrine of Lourdes and the Basilica of Saint-Thérèse of Lisieux.