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Knock History
Knock, the little town of County Mayo has quite a historical value. Like every aspect of this place, history of the town also evolved with Shrine of the Lady and religious activities. The reason why Knock has one and a half million visitors per year now is apparition of Blessed Virgin Mary on 1879.
On 21st august of 1879, fifteen people claimed to witness the apparition. It is said that apparition of Virgin Mary, St Joseph, St. Joseph the Evangelist and Jesus Christ took place in Knock’s church. After that incidence the church has become pilgrimage for Catholics. The flow of pilgrim has been increasing ever since.
However, some major development of the town took place around 1970s. The prodigy behind development of Knock was Monsignor James Horan. He joined Knock parish on 1963 and started to act as the parish priest from 1967. He was behind construction of 'Our Lady, Queen of Ireland' the new church with capacity of accommodating 10,000 people. Another major success was the visit of Pope John Paul II in new church. During his visit, pope granted status of basilica to the new church on 30th September, 1979. The third success was opening of Ireland-West Airport on 1985 which resulted in an economic boost of that region.
The prosperity continues to this date. The folk museum in Knock would provide further details about history and 'Builder of Knock' Monsignor James Horan.
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Knock History
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