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Christianity
Christian sacred sites connect churches, cathedrals, monasteries, relic traditions, pilgrimage shrines, biblical landscapes, and local saint devotion across continents.
1,865 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country links to narrow in.
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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 | 1,865 Christianity sacred places in the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 104 UNESCO-tagged Christianity sites appear in this browse view. |
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St. Cosmas' Church
Aveyron, France
In one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, the church of Saint-Côme-et-Saint-Damien lifts a strange twisted 'flamed' spire above the rooftops....
St. Cybi’s Church
Holyhead, Wales, United Kingdom
On the western edge of Anglesey, St Cybi's Church rises within the walls of a fourth-century Roman fort, a visible testimony to the continuity of sacred purpose across...
St. Davids and St. Non's, Wales
St Davids, Wales, United Kingdom
Two pilgrimages to St Davids equaled one to Rome, declared the medieval popes, recognizing what Welsh Christians already knew....
St. Edmundsbury Cathedral
West Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
St Edmundsbury Cathedral rises beside the ruins of one of medieval England's mightiest abbeys, on ground that held the shrine of St Edmund, the nation's first patron saint....
St. Fillan’s Cave, Pittenweem, Scotland
Pittenweem, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beneath the fishing village of Pittenweem lies a cave where the Irish missionary Fillan once prayed in solitude, his glowing arm said to illuminate the scriptures in...
St. George's Chapel
Hinterschellenberg, Hinterschellenberg, Schellenberg, Unterland, Liechtenstein
St. George's Chapel is a documented chapel in Hinterschellenberg, Schellenberg, Unterland, Liechtenstein, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St. Guilhem le Desert
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Hérault, France
In 804, Guillaume—Count of Toulouse, Duke of Aquitaine, grandson of Charles Martel, knight of Charlemagne—retired to a desert valley to found a monastery....
St. Hallvard's Cathedral Ruins
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
St. Hallvard's Cathedral Ruins (Hallvardskatedralen) is the cathedral ruins in Oslo's Memorial Park and the official urban starting sacred place for Gudbrandsdalsleden.
St. Ignatius Catholic Church
Kōjimachi, Tokyo, Japan
St. Ignatius Catholic Church (カトリック麹町 聖イグナチオ教会) is an active Roman Catholic Christianity sacred place in Tokyo....
St. Joseph's Chapel (Planken)
Planken, Planken, Oberland, Liechtenstein
St. Joseph's Chapel (Planken) is a documented chapel in Planken, Oberland, Liechtenstein, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St. Katharina, Langenzersdorf
Langenzersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Rising in the village of Langenzersdorf just north of Vienna, St. Katharina has anchored the spiritual life of this community since 1326....
St. Louis Cathedral
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity. At St. Louis Cathedral, sacred life continues through Mass at St....
St. Mary Church, Temple Guitling
Cotswold District, England, United Kingdom
Founded around 1170 by the Knights Templar, St. Mary's Church stands at the edge of Temple Guiting, overlooking the Windrush Valley....
St. Mary Church, Trakai, Lithuania
Trakai, Trakai, Lithuania
In the shadow of Trakai's famous island castle, a basilica founded by Grand Duke Vytautas the Great in 1409 houses a miraculous icon that has been venerated by Catholics,...
St. Mary Queen of Angels Church, Tytuvenai
Part of Tytuveṅai Church and Monastery, Lithuania
Tytuvėnai, Kelmė, Lithuania
The Church of St. Mary Queen of Angels in Tytuvenai is one of Lithuania's most complete Baroque sacred interiors, built by Bernardine Franciscans in the early 17th century...
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo
Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo (東京カテドラル聖マリア大聖堂) is an active Roman Catholic Christianity sacred place in Tokyo....
St. Mary’s Church, Dolgellau
Dolgellau, Wales, United Kingdom
St Mary's stands at the heart of Dolgellau, unusual among Welsh churches for its Georgian architecture but holding medieval treasures within....
St. Mary’s Church, Haddington, Scotland
Haddington, Scotland, United Kingdom
Known as the Lamp of Lothian, St Mary's has held worship since the twelfth century....
St. Matthew’s Monastey, Mosul, Kurdistan, Iraq
Faf, Nineveh, Iraq
High on Mount Alfaf above the Nineveh Plains stands Mar Mattai, founded in 363 AD and counted among the oldest Christian monasteries in existence....
St. Michael's Mount
Marazion, England, United Kingdom
St Michael's Mount rises from Mount's Bay like a vision—a granite island crowned by medieval castle and chapel, connected to shore by a causeway that appears and vanishes...
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York, New York, United States
St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, New York, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity. At St. Patrick's Cathedral, sacred life continues through Mass at St....
St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
City of London, England, United Kingdom
St. Paul's Cathedral has occupied Ludgate Hill for over 1,400 years, through fire and war, reformation and rebuilding....
St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Vatican City, Vatican City
St. Peter's Basilica stands directly over the traditional tomb of the apostle Peter on the Vatican Hill....
St. Peter's Chapel (Mäls)
Mäls, Mäls, Balzers, Oberland, Liechtenstein
St. Peter's Chapel (Mäls) is a documented chapel in Mäls, Balzers, Oberland, Liechtenstein, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St. Sebastian and Rochus Chapel
Nendeln, Nendeln, Eschen, Unterland, Liechtenstein
St. Sebastian and Rochus Chapel is a documented chapel in Nendeln, Eschen, Unterland, Liechtenstein, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St. Stephen’s Basilica
Budapest, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
St. Stephen’s Basilica is a documented basilica in Budapest, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity. For St....
St. Theodul Chapel
Masescha, Masescha, Triesenberg, Oberland, Liechtenstein
St. Theodul Chapel is a documented chapel in Masescha, Triesenberg, Oberland, Liechtenstein, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St. Vitus Cathedral
Prague, Prague, Czechia
Rising from Prague Castle's heights, St. Vitus Cathedral embodies nearly eleven centuries of Czech spiritual and national aspiration....
St. Wendelin and Martin Chapel
Steg, Steg, Triesenberg, Oberland, Liechtenstein
St. Wendelin and Martin Chapel is a documented chapel in Steg, Triesenberg, Oberland, Liechtenstein, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St. Winefride’s Well
Holywell, Wales, United Kingdom
In a Welsh hillside, water has flowed from the earth for thirteen centuries. Pilgrims have come to bathe in it since before anyone thought to record their names....
St. Withburga’s Well
Breckland District, England, United Kingdom
In the churchyard of St Nicholas Church in East Dereham, a spring has flowed for over a thousand years from the empty tomb of an Anglo-Saxon abbess....
Stanydale Temple
Bixter, Scotland, United Kingdom
On a treeless hillside in western Shetland, a heel-shaped stone structure stands open to the sky....
Stavronikita Monastery
Mount Athos, monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
Stavronikita is an Eastern Orthodox monastery dedicated to Saint Nicholas on the eastern coast of Mount Athos....
Stavrovouni Monastery
Pyrga, Pyrga, Larnaca District, Cyprus
Stavrovouni Monastery is a documented monastery in Pyrga, Larnaca District, Cyprus, connected with Orthodox Christianity....
Stella Maris Monastery and Elijah’s Cave, Haifa, Israel
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
On the western promontory of Mount Carmel, Stella Maris Monastery rises above the Mediterranean while Elijah's Cave opens below....
Stevenskerk, Nijmegen
Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Stevenskerk, Nijmegen is a documented church in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Stična Abbey and Basilica
Stična, Stična, Ivančna Gorica Municipality / Central Slovenia, Slovenia
Stična Abbey and Basilica is a documented basilica in Stična, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Stiklestad Church
Stiklestad / Verdal, Stiklestad / Verdal, Trøndelag, Norway
Stiklestad Church is a documented church in Stiklestad / Verdal, Trøndelag, Norway, connected with Lutheran Christianity....
Storkyrkan
Stockholm, Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Storkyrkan is a documented church in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden, connected with Lutheran Christianity....
Strahov Monastery
Prague, Prague, Prague, Czechia
Strahov Monastery is a documented monastery in Prague, Prague, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin / Grand Est, France
Strasbourg Cathedral is a documented cathedral in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin / Grand Est, France, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Strata Florida Abbey
Ystrad Fflur, Wales, United Kingdom
Strata Florida Abbey stands in Wales as a major monastic site. At Strata Florida Abbey, Christian monastic tradition provides the public sacred context....
Struell Wells, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hidden in a secluded valley near Downpatrick, Struell Wells has drawn seekers for over a millennium....
Studenica Monastery
Studenica, Studenica / Kraljevo, Raška District, Serbia
Studenica Monastery is a documented monastery in Studenica, Serbia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Sucevita Monastery, Romania
Sucevița, Suceava, Romania
Sucevita Monastery stands behind fortress walls in the Bucovina hills, its exterior surfaces covered with the finest surviving frescoes of the Moldavian painted church...
Surb Tadevos Church, Old Khndzoresk
Khndzoresk, Syunik, Armenia
Surb Tadevos Church, Old Khndzoresk is a documented church in Khndzoresk, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Svatá Hora Pilgrimage Basilica
Příbram, Příbram, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia
Svatá Hora Pilgrimage Basilica is a documented church in Příbram, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Svatý Hostýn Basilica
Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Zlín Region, Czechia
Svatý Hostýn Basilica is a documented church in Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Zlín Region, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
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Key questions
Christianity sacred-site questions
What are Christianity sacred sites?
Christianity sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.
Where can I find Christianity sacred sites?
The strongest country clusters in this guide include United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Armenia, Georgia.
What kinds of places are included?
The guide includes sacred landscapes, pilgrimage places, and ritual or historical sites where available.
Can I map Christianity sacred sites?
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