Schoenstatt is a German word meaning “beautiful place”, it is a place of grace and pilgrimage a religious centre and a Shrine dedicated to Mary. The first Schoenstatt shrine, called the Original, or Mother Shrine is located in Germany, near Koblenz on the river Rhine. Furthermore, it has become an international centre welcoming pilgrims from all over the world and hosting international events. During the past one hundred years all over the world replicas of the first Shrine have been built and blessed and the places where they have been erected have been named Schoenstatt. Thus these places have become spiritual centres of the international Apostolic Movement.