Christianity

Sarmizegetusa Regia

Grădiștea de Munte, Hunedoara County, Romania

Sarmizegetusa Regia is the central component of UNESCO’s Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains....

Saschiz Fortified Church and Village Ensemble

Saschiz, Mureș County, Romania

Saschiz’s fortified Church of Saint Stephen and village form one component of UNESCO’s Transylvanian serial property. The Evangelical Church A.B....

Sase Monastery

Srebrenica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sase Monastery sits in the hills between Srebrenica and Bratunac, a Serbian Orthodox house dedicated to the Holy Trinity....

Šatrija Hill

Pašatrija, Pašatrija, Telšiai District Municipality, Lithuania

Šatrija Hill is a documented sacred natural site in Pašatrija, Telšiai District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Indigenous and pre-Christian regional traditions....

Saul Church

Saul, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Saul Church is a nationally or regionally important pilgrimage place in Northern Ireland. Saul Church is interpreted here through Christian pilgrimage tradition....

Saula Blue Springs

Saula, Saula, Harju County, Estonia

Saula Blue Springs is a documented sacred natural site in Saula, Harju County, Estonia, connected with Lutheran Christianity....

Savina Monastery

Herceg Novi, Herceg Novi, Herceg Novi Municipality, Montenegro

Savina Monastery is a documented monastery in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....

Sázava Monastery

Sázava, Sázava, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia

Sázava Monastery is a documented monastery in Sázava, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Sct. Søren's Church and Holy Spring

Gammel Rye, Gammel Rye, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Sct. Søren's Church and Holy Spring is a documented church in Gammel Rye, Central Denmark Region, Denmark, connected with Christianity....

Seckau Abbey

Seckau, Seckau, Styria, Austria

Seckau Abbey is a documented monastery in Seckau, Styria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Segovia Cathedral

Segovia, Segovia, Spain

Segovia Cathedral crowns the city's Plaza Mayor as the final major expression of Gothic architecture built in Spain, raised after the destruction of its predecessor during...

Seitapahta

Muonio, Muonio, Lapland, Finland

Seitapahta is a documented sacred natural site in Muonio, Lapland, Finland, connected with Indigenous and pre-Christian regional traditions....

Seitenstetten Abbey

Seitenstetten, Seitenstetten, Lower Austria, Austria

Seitenstetten Abbey is a documented monastery in Seitenstetten, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Selånger Church Ruins

Selånger / Sundsvall, Selånger / Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Selånger Church Ruins is a documented archaeological site in Selånger / Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden, connected with Historical Latin Christianity....

Selby Abbey

Selby, England, United Kingdom

Selby Abbey stands in England as a major living Christian site. At Selby Abbey, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition provides the public sacred context....

Selim Caravanserai Chapel Niche

Vardenyats Pass, Vayots Dzor / Gegharkunik, Armenia

Selim Caravanserai Chapel Niche is a documented sacred site in Vardenyats Pass, Vayots Dzor / Gegharkunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Selja monastery, Selja Island, Norway

Stad, Vestland, Norway

On a wind-scoured island off western Norway, the ruins of a Benedictine monastery stand open to the sky....

Sevanavank

Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia

At nearly two thousand metres above sea level, two churches of dark volcanic stone stand on what was once an island in Lake Sevan....

Seven Wounds Church

Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia

Seven Wounds Church is a documented church in Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Seville Cathedral

Seville, Seville, Spain

Seville Cathedral rose from 1401 over the footprint of the city's great Almohad mosque, keeping the mosque's minaret and ablutions courtyard as it grew into the largest...

Shaki Sacred Waterfall and Chapel Landscape

Sisian, Syunik, Armenia

Shaki Sacred Waterfall and Chapel Landscape is a documented sacred natural site in Sisian, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Shasta Abbey

Mount Shasta, California, United States

Shasta Abbey in Mount Shasta, California, belongs within Christian monastic tradition....

Sheffield Cathedral

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Sheffield Cathedral belongs among the significant cathedral places of England. The sacred frame at Sheffield Cathedral comes from Anglican or historic Western Christian...

Shemokmedi Monastery

Ozurgeti, Guria, Georgia

Shemokmedi Monastery is a documented monastery in Ozurgeti, Guria, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....

Sherborne Abbey

Sherborne, England, United Kingdom

Sherborne Abbey has witnessed Christian worship since 705 CE, when St Aldhelm established his cathedral in the heart of Wessex....

Shio-Mgvime Monastery

Mtskheta, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia

The record covers the Shio-Mgvime monastery complex near Mtskheta; the surrounding caves are historic monastic features, not a promise of unrestricted cave access.

Shipka Memorial Church

Shipka, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria

Shipka Memorial Church is the Orthodox Church of the Nativity near the town of Shipka....

Shoghakat Church

Vagharshapat, Armavir, Armenia

Shoghakat Church is a documented church in Vagharshapat, Armavir, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Shrine of Abaz Aliu, Mt. Tomorri, Albania

Kapinovë, Berat, Albania

In the desert east of San Juan, at a place called Vallecito, a shrine complex has grown from a single grave into a small city of offerings....

Shrine of La Virgen del Puente

Sahagún, León, Spain

A small Mudéjar brick hermitage beside a medieval bridge over the Valderaduey, marking the first Marian waypoint pilgrims meet on the Camino Francés as they cross from...

Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria

Puno, Puno, Peru

Each February, the shores of Lake Titicaca transform. The Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria draws 50,000 dancers and 15,000 musicians to Puno in a celebration UNESCO...

Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help

Champion, Wisconsin, United States

In a quiet corner of Wisconsin's Northwoods, Belgian immigrant Adele Brise reported three apparitions of Mary in October 1859....

Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu

Madhu, Mannar, Sri Lanka

The shrine is a physical church and gathering place, not merely the name of a Marian object....

Shrine of Our Lady of the Mountain, Anjara

Anjara, Anjara, Ajloun Governorate, Jordan

Shrine of Our Lady of the Mountain, Anjara is a documented sanctuary in Anjara, Ajloun Governorate, Jordan, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

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....

Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Fonda, New York

Village of Fonda, New York, United States

On the north bank of the Mohawk River in upstate New York, a modest shrine marks the place where Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk-Algonquin woman, was baptized in 1676....

Shrine of Sant Antoni de la Grella

La Massana, La Massana, Andorra

In the desert east of San Juan, at a place called Vallecito, a shrine complex has grown from a single grave into a small city of offerings....

Shrine of Sari Salltik, Kruja Mountain, Albania

Kruja, Durrës, Albania

In the desert east of San Juan, at a place called Vallecito, a shrine complex has grown from a single grave into a small city of offerings....

Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow

York, England, United Kingdom

Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow belongs among the significant pilgrimage places of England....

Shrine of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Madaba, Madaba, Madaba Governorate, Jordan

Shrine of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is a documented sanctuary in Madaba, Madaba Governorate, Jordan, connected with Christianity....

Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague

Prague, Prague, Prague, Czechia

Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague is a documented church in Prague, Prague, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Shrine of the Queen of Peace at Medjugorje, Medjugorje

Međugorje, Herzegovina-Neretva, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Since 1981, six young visionaries have reported apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary on a hillside above the village of Medjugorje, calling it the site of an ongoing...

Shrine of the Virgen de Gracia

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain

Tucked in the Herrería forest above San Lorenzo de El Escorial, this small hermitage holds the town's patroness — a Marian image local tradition says was discovered by...

Shrine of the Virgin of Meritxell

Meritxell, Canillo, Andorra

In the desert east of San Juan, at a place called Vallecito, a shrine complex has grown from a single grave into a small city of offerings....

Shroud of Turin

Inside Turin Cathedral

Turin, Turin, Italy

The Shroud rests in a sealed conservation case in the last chapel of Turin Cathedral's left aisle. It is not normally visible and is removed only for public expositions....

Šiauliai Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul

Šiauliai, Šiauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania

Šiauliai Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul is a documented cathedral in Šiauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania, connected with 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....

Sihastria Monastery, Romania

Vânători-Neamț, Neamț, Romania

Deep in the forests of Neamt County, Sihastria Monastery carries the most concentrated spiritual atmosphere of any Romanian monastic community....