Pilgrims visit the Coliseum, the large round church built in 1930, and the Martyrs Chapel, both open until dusk in season, and walk the ravine where, by the shrine's account, Jogues buried Goupil. The Saints of Auriesville Museum is open daily in summer from mid-morning until mid-afternoon, and the gift shop and visitor center from morning until mid-afternoon; in late summer and fall all three open Friday to Monday only. The shrine posts its Masses on its own calendar and can arrange a private Mass or Eucharistic adoration for a group. The address is 136 Shrine Road, Fultonville, New York.
Good to know before you go: the season closes on October 19, so from late October until mid-April plan on the shrine being closed, and watch its announcements for the spring reopening. The shrine itself says the grounds can be difficult for older adults and for anyone using a mobility device, and it does not provide interpreters. Groups should send the shrine's pilgrimage request form or call (518) 853-3939. The Jesuits ran the shrine from 1885 to 2015; it now belongs to the nonprofit Friends of Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine, which announced in January 2025 that the U.S. bishops had designated it a national shrine.
Do not confuse it with the Martyrs' Shrine at Midland, Ontario, Canada's national shrine to the same group of martyrs, in the old Huron mission country near Georgian Bay where St. Jean de Brébeuf and his companions died. The two are in different countries and far apart, so treat them as separate visits.
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