Slovakia marks the holiday of its patron saint, the Virgin Mary of Seven Sorrows, on Wednesday, September 15.
The Roman Catholic holiday celebrating the Virgin Mary is a public holiday in Slovakia.
The basilica in Šaštín, western Slovakia, the national shrine of the saint, is hosting a national pilgrimage on September 15-19 this year.
Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
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