Site type guide
Church
Church sacred sites range from everyday worship spaces to pilgrimage destinations shaped by saints, relics, apparitions, architecture, and community memory.
435 church sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
Atlas summary
Church sacred sites overview
Church sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
| Coverage | 435 church sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 22 UNESCO-tagged church sites appear in this browse view. |
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Showing 1-48 of 435 sites in this site-type guide
16th Street Baptist Church
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, belongs within Black Protestant Christianity....
Ajdovski gradec Early Christian Complex
Vranje near Sevnica, Vranje near Sevnica, Sevnica Municipality / Posavje, Slovenia
Ajdovski gradec Early Christian Complex is a documented church in Vranje near Sevnica, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Alexander Nevsky Church of Ganja
Ganja, Ganja, Azerbaijan
Alexander Nevsky Church of Ganja is a documented church in Ganja, Azerbaijan, connected with Regional religious heritage....
All Saints, Blackheath
London, England, United Kingdom
All Saints' Blackheath stands at the threshold between London and the open road south....
All Saints' Church, Boughton Aluph
Boughton Aluph, England, United Kingdom
All Saints' Church stands directly on the Pilgrim's Way in the Kent village of Boughton Aluph, where it has sheltered travellers bound for Canterbury since the 12th...
Ampleforth Abbey
York, England, United Kingdom
Ampleforth Abbey is a nationally or regionally important living Christian place in England....
Anchiskhati Basilica
Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
At Tbilisi, Anchiskhati Basilica marks a church documented in relation to Georgian Orthodox Christianity....
Arani, Church of San Bartolomé, Nuestra Señora La Bella
Municipio Arani, Cochabamba, Bolivia
In the Valle Alto of Cochabamba, where wind sweeps across fields of wheat and the scent of baking bread fills the streets, the Church of San Bartolomé has stood since 1610....
Areni Surb Astvatsatsin Church
Areni, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Areni Surb Astvatsatsin Church is a documented church in Areni, Vayots Dzor, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Arundel Cathedral
Arundel, England, United Kingdom
Arundel Cathedral belongs among the significant cathedral places of England. The sacred frame at Arundel Cathedral comes from Roman Catholic Christianity....
Ateni Sioni Church
Ateni, Shida Kartli, Georgia
Ateni Sioni Church is a documented church in Ateni, Shida Kartli, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....
Axum
Axum, Tigray, Ethiopia
Axum is the holiest city in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity—claimed resting place of the Ark of the Covenant, coronation site of emperors, and origin point of a faith that...
Bangor Cathedral
Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom
Bangor Cathedral stands in Wales as a major cathedral site. At Bangor Cathedral, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition provides the public sacred context....
Bantay Church (St. Augustine Church)
Bantay, Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Its inclusion on Visita Iglesia Seven Ilocos Churches is supported by the reviewed route, religious, cultural inheritance, and structured-entity resolution research...
Baptistère Saint-Jean de Poitiers
Poitiers, Vienne, France
A small octagonal building in central Poitiers, built atop demolished Roman structures around 360 CE and later expanded under Merovingian rule, the Baptistère Saint-Jean...
Barakoni Church
Tsesi, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia
At Tsesi, Barakoni Church marks a church documented in relation to Georgian Orthodox Christianity....
Basilica da Estrela
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Queen Maria I vowed in 1760 to build a church if granted a son to secure the throne....
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
Boyacá, Boyacá, Colombia
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá holds the painting of Colombia's patroness: a cotton canvas image of the Virgin Mary that deteriorated beyond...
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, District of Columbia, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Siluva
Šiluva, Raseiniai, Lithuania
The Basilica of the Nativity holds the crowned miraculous painting of Our Lady of Šiluva — called 'Lithuania's greatest treasure.' Brought from Rome in 1457, lost during...
Bath Abbey
Bath, England, United Kingdom
Bath Abbey stands in England as a major living Christian site. At Bath Abbey, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition provides the public sacred context....
Beverley Minster
Beverley, England, United Kingdom
Rising from the market town of Beverley in East Yorkshire, this Gothic minster has witnessed over 1,300 years of continuous worship since St John of Beverley founded a...
Biertan Fortified Church and Village Ensemble
Biertan, Sibiu County, Romania
Biertan Fortified Church and Village Ensemble, also recorded as Birthälm fortified church, is a church in Biertan, Sibiu County....
Blackburn Cathedral
Blackburn, England, United Kingdom
Blackburn Cathedral is a nationally or regionally important cathedral place in England....
Bom Jesus da Lapa, Santuário do Bom Jesus da Lapa
Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil
Inside a limestone hill on the banks of the São Francisco River, natural caves have held Catholic worship for over three centuries....
Boyana Church
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Boyana Church is part of the sacred and cultural geography of Sofia, Bulgaria. In this account of Boyana Church, sources identify the place as a church within Bulgarian...
Bradford Cathedral
Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Bradford Cathedral stands in England as a major cathedral site. At Bradford Cathedral, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition provides the public sacred context....
Brecon Cathedral
Brecon, Wales, United Kingdom
Brecon Cathedral is a nationally or regionally important cathedral place in Wales....
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Bristol Cathedral belongs among the significant cathedral places of England. The sacred frame at Bristol Cathedral comes from Anglican or historic Western Christian...
Buckfast Abbey
Buckfastleigh, England, United Kingdom
Buckfast Abbey stands in England as a major living Christian site. At Buckfast Abbey, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition provides the public sacred context....
Câlnic Fortified Church and Village Ensemble
Câlnic, Alba County, Romania
In Câlnic, Câlnic Fortified Church and Village Ensemble, also recorded as Câlnic fortified church, belongs to the documented landscape of Romanian Orthodox Christianity....
Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle, England, United Kingdom
Carlisle Cathedral belongs among the significant cathedral places of England. The sacred frame at Carlisle Cathedral comes from Anglican or historic Western Christian...
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis in St. At Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, louis, Missouri, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida, United States
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in St. At Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, augustine, Florida, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Celldömölk Pilgrimage Church
Celldömölk, Celldömölk, Vas County, Hungary
Celldömölk Pilgrimage Church is a documented church in Celldömölk, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe
Haute-Loire, France
Set atop a sheer volcanic spire reached by 268 rock-cut steps, this small Romanesque chapel has drawn worship across millennia, from a prehistoric dolmen to a Roman cult...
Chelmsford Cathedral
Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Chelmsford Cathedral is a nationally or regionally important cathedral place in England....
Chester Cathedral
Chester, England, United Kingdom
Chester Cathedral stands in England as a major cathedral site. At Chester Cathedral, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition provides the public sacred context....
Chichester Cathedral
Chichester, England, United Kingdom
Chichester Cathedral belongs among the significant cathedral places of England. The sacred frame at Chichester Cathedral comes from Anglican or historic Western Christian...
Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Tergu
Zelgu/Tergu, Sassari, Italy
In the Sardinian countryside south of Castelsardo, a church of wine-red trachyte and white limestone has stood for nearly a thousand years....
Chiesa di San Domenico
Rieti, Rieti, Italy
In 1229, four women wishing to live as Franciscan nuns received the house of blessed Angelo Tancredi, one of Saint Francis's earliest companions, in the city of Rieti....
Chiesa di San Pietro della Ienca
San Pietro della Ienca, L'Aquila, Italy
On the slopes of the Gran Sasso, a small Romanesque church stands in a hamlet that time nearly forgot....
Chiesa di Santa Chiara
Rieti, Rieti, Italy
In 1229, four women wishing to live as Franciscan nuns received the house of blessed Angelo Tancredi, one of Saint Francis's earliest companions, in the city of Rieti....
Chilham
Chilham, England, United Kingdom
St Mary's, Chilham, is an active Church of England parish church on the Pilgrims' Way, its congregation traditionally dated to the 7th century and documented in the...
Chotari Church
Nij, Gabala District, Azerbaijan
Chotari Church is a documented church in Nij, Gabala District, Azerbaijan, connected with Regional religious heritage....
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Dublin 8, County Dublin, Ireland
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin stands in Republic of Ireland as a major pilgrimage site....
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford belongs among the significant cathedral places of England....
Christ Church, Shooters Hill
London, England, United Kingdom
Perched near the summit of the highest point in the London Borough of Greenwich, Christ Church stands on the ancient Watling Street — the Roman road that carried medieval...
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Key questions
Church sacred-site questions
- What church sacred sites are included?
- Church sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 435 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these church sites located?
- Major country clusters include United Kingdom, United States, France, Georgia, Armenia, Spain.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Christianity, Roman Catholic Christianity, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition, Armenian Apostolic Christianity, Georgian Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic Christianity and California Indigenous histories.
- Can I view church sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.