Christianity

Basilica of Our Lady of Tongre

Tongre-Notre-Dame (Chièvres), Tongre-Notre-Dame (Chièvres), Hainaut, Belgium

Basilica of Our Lady of Tongre is a documented church in Tongre-Notre-Dame (Chièvres), Hainaut, Belgium, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, Guadalajara

Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

On October 12, more than three million people accompany a 34-centimeter corn paste statue through the streets of Guadalajara....

Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht

Maastricht, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht is a documented church in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Padua, Padua, Veneto, Italy

Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua is a documented church in Padua, Veneto, Italy, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi

Assisi, Assisi, Umbria, Italy

Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi is a documented church in Assisi, Umbria, Italy, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

Assisi, Assisi, Umbria, Italy

Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is a documented church in Assisi, Umbria, Italy, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint Martin, Tours

Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

A Neo-Byzantine basilica raised over the crypt of Saint Martin of Tours, whose act of cutting his cloak in half for a freezing beggar became the founding image of Western...

Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome, Italy

Rome, Rome, Italy

Santa Maria Maggiore stands as the largest and oldest Marian sanctuary in the Western world....

Basilica of Saint Materne at Walcourt

Walcourt, Walcourt, Namur, Belgium

Basilica of Saint Materne at Walcourt is a documented church in Walcourt, Namur, Belgium, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, Marijampole

Marijampolė, Marijampolė, Lithuania

Marijampolė — Mary's City — grew around a monastery built by the last surviving Marian Fathers in the Russian Empire....

Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

Tolentino, Tolentino, Marche, Italy

Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino is a documented church in Tolentino, Marche, Italy, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is a documented church in Rome, Lazio, Italy, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint Servatius, Maastricht

Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

The basilica is the supported identity behind an imported “Black Madonna of St. Servatius” record that conflated separate Maastricht devotions....

Basilica of Saint Teresa, Alba de Tormes

Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, Spain

In the center of Alba de Tormes, two adjoining buildings tell one story split across three centuries....

Basilica of Saint Willibrord

Echternach, Echternach, Echternach Canton, Luxembourg

Basilica of Saint Willibrord is a documented church in Echternach, Echternach Canton, Luxembourg, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint-Remi, Reims

Reims, Reims, Marne / Grand Est, France

Basilica of Saint-Remi, Reims is a documented church in Reims, Marne / Grand Est, France, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse

Toulouse, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne / Occitanie, France

Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse is a documented church in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne / Occitanie, France, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Sainte-Therese of Lisieux

Lisieux, Calvados, France

The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse is an active Catholic pilgrimage church in Lisieux, built to receive those drawn by Saint Thérèse's life and spirituality....

Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Velehrad, Czech Republic

Velehrad, Velehrad, Zlín Region, Czechia

Velehrad Basilica and Monastery is a documented monastery in Velehrad, Zlín Region, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus

Part of Carcassonne

Carcassonne, Aude, France

Within the fortified citadel of Carcassonne stands a basilica blessed by a pope who preached the Crusades....

Basilica of San Isidoro

León, León, Spain

On the edge of León's old town, this Romanesque church holds the relics of Saint Isidore of Seville alongside the tombs of eleven kings and twelve queens of León....

Basilica of San Vicente, Ávila

Ávila, Ávila, Spain

Just outside Ávila's medieval walls, the Basilica of San Vicente rises over the traditional site where three sibling martyrs, Vicente, Sabina, and Cristeta, were killed...

Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna

Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna is a consecrated basilica and protected early Christian monument in Ravenna, Italy....

Basilica of San Zeno, Verona

Verona, Veneto, Italy

Basilica of San Zeno, Verona is a living basilica centered on the tomb and cult of Saint Zeno in Verona, Italy....

Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua

Mantua, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy

Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua is a documented church in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

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 Santa Maria del Mar

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

A soaring Catalan Gothic basilica in Barcelona's Born district, built between 1329 and 1384 not by nobility but by the sailors, fishermen, and bastaixos dockworkers of the...

Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio

L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio is a documented church in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of Santa María, Elche

Elche, Alicante, Spain

The Basilica of Santa María in Elche, southeastern Spain, is the home of the Misteri d'Elx — a fully sung medieval liturgical drama on the Assumption of the Virgin,...

Basilica of St Egidius

Bardejov, Bardejov, Prešov Region, Slovakia

Basilica of St Egidius is a documented basilica in Bardejov, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of St Nicholas Trnava

Trnava, Trnava, Trnava Region, Slovakia

Basilica of St Nicholas Trnava is a documented basilica in Trnava, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of St Procopius in Třebíč

Třebíč, Třebíč, Vysočina Region, Czechia

Basilica of St Procopius in Třebíč is a documented church in Třebíč, Vysočina Region, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of St Wenceslas, Stará Boleslav

Stará Boleslav, Stará Boleslav, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia

Basilica of St Wenceslas, Stará Boleslav is a documented church in Stará Boleslav, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of St. Anne, Gora Swietej Anny, Poland

Góra Świętej Anny, Góra Świętej Anny, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Sanctuary of St Anne on Góra Świętej Anny is a documented sanctuary in Góra Świętej Anny, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava, Jablonné v Podještědí, Czech Republic

Jablonné v Podještědí, Jablonné v Podještědí, Liberec Region, Czechia

Basilica of St Lawrence and St Zdislava is a documented church in Jablonné v Podještědí, Liberec Region, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy

Rome, Rome, Italy

San Lorenzo fuori le Mura marks the tomb of Saint Lawrence, the deacon who named the poor as the Church's true treasure and faced death with legendary courage....

Basilica of St. Mary of Minerva, Rome, Italy

Rome, Rome, Italy

Santa Maria sopra Minerva rises above ancient temple foundations, one block from the Pantheon....

Basilica of St. Nicholas, Bari, Italy

Bari, Bari, Italy

In Bari's old town, a white limestone basilica holds the relics of the saint who became Santa Claus....

Basilica of St. Sebastian Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy

Rome, Rome, Italy

San Sebastiano fuori le Mura stands on the ancient Appian Way, above the catacombs that gave all Christian underground cemeteries their name....

Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Krekenava

Krekenava, Panevėžys District, Lithuania

In the heart of Aukštaitija, the neo-Gothic basilica of Krekenava shelters a painting of the Mother of God that has drawn pilgrims for nearly five centuries....

Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Bad Staffelstein, Germany

Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria, Germany

The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers stands on a hill above the Main valley in Upper Franconia, on the site where a fifteenth-century shepherd reported visions of the...

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Bruges, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium

Basilica of the Holy Blood is a documented church in Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Rome, Italy

Rome, Rome, Italy

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme does not merely honor the Holy Cross—it claims to stand on Jerusalem itself....

Basilica of the Holy Face of Manoppello

Manoppello, Manoppello, Abruzzo, Italy

Basilica of the Holy Face of Manoppello is a documented church in Manoppello, Abruzzo, Italy, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of the Holy Sacrament, Meerssen

Meerssen, Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands

Basilica of the Holy Sacrament, Meerssen is a documented church in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Miechów

Miechów, Miechów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Miechów is a documented church in Miechów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

In downtown Baltimore stands the Mother Church of Roman Catholicism in the United States, the first cathedral built in the new nation after its founding....