Site type guide
Sacred Image
Sacred Image sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
4 sacred image sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
Atlas summary
Sacred Image sacred sites overview
Sacred Image 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 | 4 sacred image sacred sites across the current atlas. |
|---|---|
| Major countries | |
| Traditions |
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Showing 1-4 of 4 sites in this site-type guide
Black Madonna of Oropa
Inside Santuario di N.S. di Oropa, Italy
Oropa, Piedmont, Italy
The dark wooden figure of Mary and the child Jesus stands in the Sacello inside Oropa's Ancient Basilica....
Koratty Muthy (Poovankula Matha)
Inside Saint Mary's Forane Church, Koratty
Koratty, Kerala, India
The image is treated as a devotional object inside Saint Mary's Forane Church. An exact photograph shows the image in procession, while the linked parent page identifies...
Madonna of Tindari (Madonna Nera)
Inside The Sanctuary of Tindari
Tindari, Sicily, Italy
The statue is the focus of Marian pilgrimage at Tindari and is represented separately from the sanctuary that houses it....
Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Inside Aparecida, Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida
Aparecida, São Paulo, Brazil
The original image is displayed in a protective niche inside the national basilica....
Key questions
Sacred Image sacred-site questions
- What sacred image sacred sites are included?
- Sacred Image sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 4 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these sacred image sites located?
- Major country clusters include Italy, Brazil, India.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Christianity.
- Can I view sacred image 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.