Facts About Aglona
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Aglona is a village in Aglona municipality, Latvia.
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Aglona is famous in Latvia and beyond for its Basilica of the Assumption, the most important Catholic church in the country.
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The shrine was visited by Pope John Paul II in September 1993 and over 300,000 pilgrims assembled at that time. Pope Francis visited in September 2018.
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The Population of Aglona is 874, as of 2018.
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The church and monastery were founded by the Dominican fathers in 1700.