Tradition guide
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 97-144 of 172 sites in this tradition guide
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (Carmel Mission)
Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Mission San Diego de Alcalá
San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
The record concerns a historic mission complex and living religious site within Roman Catholic Christianity and California Indigenous histories....
Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission Hills (Los Angeles), Mission Hills (Los Angeles), California, United States
The record concerns a historic mission complex and living religious site within Roman Catholic Christianity and California Indigenous histories....
Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Mission San Francisco Solano
Sonoma, California, United States
Mission San Francisco Solano is a preserved mission complex and public-history site in Sonoma, United States....
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
San Gabriel, San Gabriel, California, United States
Its inclusion on California Mission Trail is supported by the reviewed route, religious, historical fabric, and structured-whole-site subject cited records....
Mission San José
Fremont, Fremont, California, United States
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Mission San Juan Bautista
San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista, California, United States
Mission San Juan Bautista is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista, California, United States, not as a route label or nearby...
Mission San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
The record concerns a historic mission complex and living religious site within Roman Catholic Christianity and California Indigenous histories....
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Oceanside, Oceanside, California, United States
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Mission San Miguel Arcángel
San Miguel, San Miguel, California, United States
Its inclusion on California Mission Trail is supported by the reviewed route, religious, preserved material, and structured-named place consulted evidence....
Mission San Rafael Arcángel
San Rafael, San Rafael, California, United States
Its inclusion on California Mission Trail is supported by the reviewed route, religious, protected fabric, and structured-recorded identity evidence set....
Mission San Xavier del Bac
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Mission San Xavier del Bac in Tucson, Arizona, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Mission Santa Bárbara
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Mission Santa Clara de Asís
Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States
Its inclusion on California Mission Trail is supported by the reviewed route, religious, conservation record, and structured-identity evidence record materials....
Mission Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States
Its inclusion on California Mission Trail is supported by the reviewed route, religious, material history, and structured-documented entity references....
Mission Santa Inés
Solvang, Solvang, California, United States
Mission Santa Inés is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Solvang, Solvang, California, United States, not as a route label or nearby point of interest....
Mission Socorro (Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro)
Socorro, Socorro, Texas, United States
Mission Socorro (Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro) is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Socorro, Socorro, Texas, United States, not as a route...
Mission Ysleta (Nuestra Señora del Carmen)
Ysleta, El Paso, Ysleta, El Paso, Texas, United States
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity is a living sacred place in Kolkata, West Bengal. The Mother House is not simply a museum to a famous humanitarian....
Myeongdong Cathedral
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Myeongdong Cathedral is not only a Gothic landmark above a shopping district. Its official history locates Korea’s first faith community here in 1784, before the current...
National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States
National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
National Shrine of Saint Joseph, Karlovac
Karlovac, Karlovac, Karlovac County, Croatia
National Shrine of Saint Joseph, Karlovac is a documented shrine in Karlovac, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
National Shrine of St. John Neumann
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
National Shrine of St. John Neumann in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity. At National Shrine of St....
National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States
National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
Sài Gòn, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon is the cathedral church of the city's Roman Catholic community....
Nottingham Cathedral
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Nottingham Cathedral is a nationally or regionally important cathedral place in England. Nottingham Cathedral is interpreted here through Roman Catholic Christianity....
Olimje Minorite Monastery
Olimje, Olimje, Podčetrtek Municipality / Savinja, Slovenia
Olimje Minorite Monastery is a documented monastery in Olimje, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Our Lady of the Rocks Church
Perast, Perast, Kotor Municipality, Montenegro
Our Lady of the Rocks Church is a documented church in Perast, Montenegro, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Pamplona Cathedral (Santa María la Real)
Pamplona, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
The record concerns a living church and pilgrimage site within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Pécs Cathedral
Pécs, Pécs, Baranya County, Hungary
Pécs Cathedral is a documented cathedral in Pécs, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Piacenza Cathedral
Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
Piacenza Cathedral is the active Catholic church of Santa Maria Assunta and Santa Giustina in a historic Via Francigena city....
Pleterje Charterhouse
Drča, Drča, Šentjernej Municipality / Southeast Slovenia, Slovenia
Pleterje Charterhouse is a documented monastery in Drča, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Quiapo Church (Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno)
Quiapo, Manila, Manila, Philippines
Quiapo Church is Manila's Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, home to one of the Philippines' most sustained public Catholic devotions....
Remete Marian Shrine
Zagreb, Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia
Remete Marian Shrine is a documented shrine in Zagreb, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Saenamteo Catholic Holy Ground
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Saenamteo is a Catholic martyrdom shrine beside the Han River in Seoul, remembered as a place where clergy and lay believers were executed during Joseon persecution....
Salford Cathedral
Salford, England, United Kingdom
Salford Cathedral stands in England as a major cathedral site. At Salford Cathedral, Roman Catholic Christianity provides the public sacred context....
San Agustin Church
Intramuros, Manila, Intramuros, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
San Antonio Missions
San Antonio, Texas, United States
San Antonio Missions in San Antonio, Texas, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
San Elizario Presidio Chapel
San Elizario, San Elizario, Texas, United States
Its inclusion on El Paso Mission Trail is supported by the reviewed route, religious, preserved material, and structured-named place consulted evidence....
San Miguel Chapel
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....
San Sebastián Cathedral (Catedral del Buen Pastor)
San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
San Sebastian's Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the active seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastian and a clear ecclesial landmark near the Camino del Norte....
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Refuge at Aljmaš
Aljmaš, Aljmaš, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Refuge at Aljmaš is a documented church in Aljmaš, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Sanctuary of Saint Mary of Jerusalem at Trški Vrh
Trški Vrh, Trški Vrh, Krapina, Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia
Sanctuary of Saint Mary of Jerusalem at Trški Vrh is a documented church in Trški Vrh, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Santander Cathedral (Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción)
Santander, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Shrine of Our Lady of Trsat
Rijeka, Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
Shrine of Our Lady of Trsat is a documented shrine in Rijeka, Croatia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Siena Cathedral
Siena, Siena, Italy
Siena Cathedral is the active Catholic cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and a principal sacred stop on the city's Via Francigena route....
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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.