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Why did medieval pilgrims travel to the English shrine of Walsingham?
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Medieval pilgrims traveled to the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in England primarily to seek divine intervention for specific personal needs. Associated with the Virgin Mary and the Annunciation, the site was a destination for women who sought solutions to problems regarding infertility and lactation. Additionally, the pilgrimage may have encouraged women to find spiritual comfort through self-identification with the Holy Mother.1