Tradition guide
Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic sites connect places through shared lineage, practice, story, and pilgrimage across the global atlas.
96 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country and site-type filters to narrow in.
Atlas summary
Roman Catholic sacred sites overview
Roman Catholic 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 | 96 Roman Catholic sacred places in the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 12 UNESCO-tagged Roman Catholic sites appear in this browse view. |
Showing 1-48 of 96 sites in this tradition guide
Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey)
Mont-Saint-Michel, Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandie (Manche), France
The record concerns a living church and pilgrimage site within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Aosta Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Giovanni Battista)
Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
Aosta Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Aosta and a long-lived Christian landmark on the Italian Via Francigena....
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....
Astorga Cathedral (Catedral de Santa María)
Astorga, Astorga, Castilla y León (León), Spain
The record concerns a living church and pilgrimage site within Roman Catholic Christianity....
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...
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Encina, Ponferrada
Ponferrada, Ponferrada, Castilla y León (León), Spain
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Basilica di San Michele Maggiore
Pavia, Pavia, Italy
The Basilica of San Michele Maggiore is an active Roman Catholic church in Pavia and a notable survival of Lombard Romanesque design....
Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Vercelli
Vercelli, Vercelli, Italy
Sant'Andrea in Vercelli is a living Catholic basilica founded by Cardinal Guala Bicchieri beside a medieval pilgrim hospital....
Basilica of Santa Cristina, Bolsena
Bolsena, Viterbo, Italy
Santa Cristina in Bolsena is an active Catholic basilica and longstanding Via Francigena pilgrimage church....
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....
Basilique Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais
Avranches, Avranches, Normandie (Manche), France
Its inclusion on Chemins du Mont-Saint-Michel (Chemin de Rouen) is supported by the reviewed route, religious, material history, and structured-documented entity...
Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Var), France
Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume,...
Bilbao Cathedral (Catedral de Santiago)
Bilbao, Bilbao, Basque Country (Bizkaia), Spain
The record concerns a living church and pilgrimage site within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Catedral de Chihuahua (Cathedral of Chihuahua)
Chihuahua (city), Chihuahua (city), Chihuahua, Mexico
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
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....
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen (Rouen Cathedral)
Rouen, Rouen, Normandie (Seine-Maritime), France
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen (Rouen Cathedral) is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Rouen, Rouen, Normandie (Seine-Maritime), France, not as a route label...
Church of San Martín de Tours
Frómista, Palencia, Spain
The Church of Saint Martin of Tours in Fromista is an eleventh-century Romanesque church standing directly on the Camino Frances....
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....
Egami Church
Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Egami Church, stands in Goto. At Egami Church, Roman Catholicism guides custody. Prayer at Egami Church addresses Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary within Catholic....
Fidenza Cathedral
Fidenza, Parma, Italy
Fidenza Cathedral is the active Catholic shrine and cathedral of Saint Domninus on the Via Francigena....
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 Hill National Shrine of Mary
Hubertus, Wisconsin, United States
Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary in Hubertus, Wisconsin, belongs 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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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Key questions
Roman Catholic sacred-site questions
- What are Roman Catholic sacred sites?
- Roman Catholic sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.
- Where can I find Roman Catholic sacred sites?
- The strongest country clusters in this guide include United States, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Philippines.
- What kinds of places are included?
- Common place types include mission church, cathedral, church, church or pilgrimage shrine, cathedral, abbey church, or active christian sanctuary, basilica.
- Can I map Roman Catholic sacred sites?
- Yes. Compare country clusters and site types first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.