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Catholic Christianity
Catholic Christianity sites connect places through shared lineage, practice, story, and pilgrimage across the global atlas.
172 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country and site-type filters to narrow in.
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Catholic Christianity sacred sites overview
Catholic Christianity sacred sites connect places through shared lineage, ritual use, memory, and pilgrimage practice across the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this page to compare country clusters, common place types, UNESCO-tagged landmarks, and the map distribution before exploring individual site pages.
| Coverage | 172 Catholic Christianity sacred places in the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 9 UNESCO-tagged Catholic Christianity sites appear in this browse view. |
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Showing 49-96 of 172 sites in this tradition guide
Church of the Mother of God on Bled Island
Bled Island, Bled Island, Bled Municipality / Upper Carniola, Slovenia
Church of the Mother of God on Bled Island is a documented church in Bled Island, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Church of the Mother of God on Šmarna Gora
Šmarna Gora, Šmarna Gora, Ljubljana / Central Slovenia, Slovenia
Church of the Mother of God on Šmarna Gora is a documented church in Šmarna Gora, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Church of the Visitation of Mary on Sladka Gora
Sladka Gora, Sladka Gora, Šmarje pri Jelšah Municipality / Savinja, Slovenia
Church of the Visitation of Mary on Sladka Gora is a documented church in Sladka Gora, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano
San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
San Gimignano's Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta is the town's principal active Catholic church and a sacred landmark on the Via Francigena....
Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Sutri
Sutri, Sutri, Lazio, Italy
The record concerns a living church and pilgrimage site within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pécs, Pécs, Baranya County, Hungary
Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a documented church in Pécs, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Euphrasian Basilica
Poreč, Poreč, Istria County, Croatia
Euphrasian Basilica is a documented basilica in Poreč, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Fallóskút Marian Shrine
Fallóskút (Mátraszentimre), Fallóskút (Mátraszentimre), Heves County, Hungary
Fallóskút Marian Shrine is a documented shrine in Fallóskút (Mátraszentimre), Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Fidenza Cathedral
Fidenza, Parma, Italy
Fidenza Cathedral is the active Catholic shrine and cathedral of Saint Domninus on the Via Francigena....
Former Cistercian Monastery at Kostanjevica na Krki
Kostanjevica na Krki, Kostanjevica na Krki, Krško Municipality / Southeast Slovenia, Slovenia
Former Cistercian Monastery at Kostanjevica na Krki is a documented monastery in Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Franciscan Monastery and Church of Our Lady of the Angels, Orebić
Orebić, Orebić, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
Franciscan Monastery and Church of Our Lady of the Angels, Orebić is a documented monastery in Orebić, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Gellért Hill Cave Church
Budapest, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Gellért Hill Cave Church is a documented cave in Budapest, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Grotte de la Sainte-Baume
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Var), France
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Haemi International Holy Ground
Sosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Haemi International Holy Ground is a Catholic sanctuary built around the memory of believers imprisoned, killed, and buried in the Haemi area....
Holy Cave at Socerb
Socerb, Socerb, Koper Municipality / Coastal-Karst, Slovenia
Holy Cave at Socerb is a documented cave in Socerb, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary
Hubertus, Wisconsin, United States
Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary in Hubertus, Wisconsin, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Hronský Beňadik Monastery
Hronský Beňadik, Hronský Beňadik, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Hronský Beňadik Monastery is a documented monastery in Hronský Beňadik, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Iglesia de San Pedro (Gijón)
Gijón, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Iglesia de San Pedro (Gijón) is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Gijón, Gijón, Asturias, Spain, not as a route label or nearby point of interest....
Iglesia de San Pedro de la Rúa, Estella
Estella, Estella, Navarra, Spain
Iglesia de San Pedro de la Rúa, Estella is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Estella, Estella, Navarra, Spain, not as a route label or nearby point of...
Iglesia de San Tirso, Sahagún
Sahagún, Sahagún, Castilla y León (León), Spain
Iglesia de San Tirso, Sahagún is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Sahagún, Sahagún, Castilla y León (León), Spain, not as a route label or nearby point of...
Iglesia de Santa María del Camino, Carrión de los Condes
Carrión de los Condes, Carrión de los Condes, Castilla y León (Palencia), Spain
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Iglesia de Santa María del Juncal
Irún, Irún, Basque Country (Gipuzkoa), Spain
Iglesia de Santa María del Juncal is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Irún, Irún, Basque Country (Gipuzkoa), Spain, not as a route label or nearby point of...
Iglesia de Santiago el Real, Logroño
Logroño, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Its inclusion on Camino Francés (French Way) is supported by the reviewed route, religious, built legacy, and structured-exact entity documented references....
Iglesia del Crucifijo, Puente la Reina
Puente la Reina, Puente la Reina, Navarra, Spain
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Igrexa de San Xoán ou San Nicolao, Portomarín
Portomarín, Portomarín, Galicia (Lugo), Spain
Its inclusion on Camino Francés (French Way) is supported by the reviewed route, religious, heritage record, and structured-resolved subject sources....
Igrexa de Santa Mariña, Sarria
Sarria, Sarria, Galicia (Lugo), Spain
Igrexa de Santa Mariña, Sarria is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Sarria, Sarria, Galicia (Lugo), Spain, not as a route label or nearby point of interest....
Ivrea Cathedral
Ivrea, Turin, Italy
Ivrea Cathedral is the active Catholic seat of the Diocese of Ivrea and a sacred landmark in a Via Francigena city....
Ják Saint George Abbey Church
Ják, Ják, Vas County, Hungary
Ják Saint George Abbey Church is a documented monastery in Ják, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Jasov Premonstratensian Monastery
Jasov, Jasov, Košice Region, Slovakia
Jasov Premonstratensian Monastery is a documented monastery in Jasov, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Jeoldusan Martyrs’ Shrine
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Jeoldusan remembers Catholics executed during the 1866 persecution. Its name, often translated through the violence of beheading, prevents the visitor from treating...
Jeonju Jeondong Cathedral
Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Jeondong Cathedral stands near the place where Paul Yun Ji-chung and James Kwon Sang-yeon were executed in 1791....
Košljun Franciscan Monastery
Košljun Island, Košljun Island, Punat, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
Košljun Franciscan Monastery is a documented monastery in Košljun Island, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Laoag Cathedral (St. William's Cathedral)
Laoag City, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Lébény Saint James Church
Lébény, Lébény, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary
Lébény Saint James Church is a documented church in Lébény, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral stands in England as a major cathedral site. At Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Roman Catholic Christianity provides the public sacred...
Lucca Cathedral (Duomo di San Martino)
Lucca, Lucca, Italy
Lucca Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Lucca and a major stop within the Italian Via Francigena landscape....
Máriabesnyő Basilica
Máriabesnyő (Gödöllő), Máriabesnyő (Gödöllő), Pest County, Hungary
Máriabesnyő Basilica is a documented basilica in Máriabesnyő (Gödöllő), Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Máriakéménd Pilgrimage Church
Máriakéménd, Máriakéménd, Baranya County, Hungary
Máriakéménd Pilgrimage Church is a documented church in Máriakéménd, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Marianka Pilgrimage Shrine
Marianka, Marianka, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Marianka Pilgrimage Shrine is a documented shrine in Marianka, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Márianosztra Basilica
Márianosztra, Márianosztra, Pest County, Hungary
Márianosztra Basilica is a documented basilica in Márianosztra, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Matthias Church
Budapest, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Matthias Church is a documented church in Budapest, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Maxton Kirk (Maxton Parish Church)
Maxton, Maxton, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
Maxton Kirk (Maxton Parish Church) is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Maxton, Maxton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, not as a route label or nearby point of...
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is the active seat of the Archbishop of Mexico and a church dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary....
Misión de Guadalupe de los Mansos
Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Misión de Guadalupe de los Mansos is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, not as a route label or nearby point...
Mission La Purísima Concepción
Lompoc, Lompoc, California, United States
Mission La Purísima Concepción is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Lompoc, Lompoc, California, United States, not as a route label or nearby point of...
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
Soledad, Soledad, California, United States
The record concerns a historic mission complex and living religious site within Roman Catholic Christianity and California Indigenous histories....
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Jolon, Jolon, California, United States
Mission San Antonio de Padua is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Jolon, Jolon, California, United States, not as a route label or nearby point of interest....
Mission San Buenaventura
Ventura, Ventura, California, United States
The record concerns a historic mission complex and living religious site within Roman Catholic Christianity and California Indigenous histories....
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Key questions
Catholic Christianity sacred-site questions
- What are Catholic Christianity sacred sites?
- Catholic Christianity sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.
- Where can I find Catholic Christianity sacred sites?
- The strongest country clusters in this guide include United States, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Spain.
- What kinds of places are included?
- Common place types include church, cathedral, mission church, basilica, monastery, church or pilgrimage shrine.
- Can I map Catholic Christianity sacred sites?
- Yes. Compare country clusters and site types first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.