Christianity

Basilica of the Patroness Mary at Ptujska Gora

Ptujska Gora, Ptujska Gora, Majšperk Municipality / Podravje, Slovenia

Basilica of the Patroness Mary at Ptujska Gora is a documented basilica in Ptujska Gora, Slovenia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

On Tenerife's Atlantic coast, the Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria holds the patroness of the Canary Islands in a sanctuary built above the cave where the Guanche people...

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Paray le-Monial

Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France

In a convent chapel in Burgundy, between 1673 and 1675, a young Visitation nun named Margaret Mary Alacoque received approximately thirty apparitions of Jesus Christ....

Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Kevelaer, Germany

Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Kevelaer is the largest Catholic pilgrimage destination in north-western Europe, built around a small printed image of Mary as Consoler of the Afflicted....

Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell

Mariazell, Styria, Austria

Set among the forested peaks of the Styrian Alps, the Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Mariazell has drawn pilgrims from across Central Europe for nearly nine hundred years....

Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Matraverebely Szentkut, Hungary

Mátraverebély, Nógrád, Hungary

Szentkút — 'Holy Well' — is Hungary's foremost national Marian shrine, set in a wooded valley between the Cserhát and Mátra hills....

Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana

Provincia Manco Kapac, La Paz, Bolivia

On the shore of Lake Titicaca at nearly four thousand meters, the Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana holds Bolivia's most revered sacred image: a dark-skinned Virgin...

Basilica of the Virgin of Luján, Luján

Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Rising from the pampas sixty-eight kilometers from Buenos Aires, the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan marks the spot where, according to Catholic tradition, the Virgin Mary...

Basilica of the Visitation at Hejnice

Hejnice, Hejnice, Liberec Region, Czechia

Basilica of the Visitation at Hejnice is a documented church in Hejnice, Liberec Region, Czechia, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of the Visitation at Staré Hory

Staré Hory, Staré Hory, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Basilica of the Visitation at Staré Hory is a documented basilica in Staré Hory, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....

Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marian Hill in Levoča, Slovakia

Levoča, Prešov, Slovakia

Each July, over half a million pilgrims climb Marianska Hora to the Basilica of the Visitation outside Levoca, Slovakia....

Basilica of Virgin of Itatí, Corientes, Argentina

Municipio de Itatí, Corrientes, Argentina

In 1888, two shepherdesses on the slopes of Monte Patalecchia reported seeing the Madonna Addolorata — the Mother of Sorrows — holding the body of Christ....

Basilica Parrocchiale di Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy

Rome, Rome, Italy

Santa Maria del Popolo rises where legend says Pope Paschal II exorcised the demons haunting Nero's grave....

Basílica Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré

Belém, Pará, Brazil

Basílica Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré in Belém, Pará, is the Marian sanctuary at Sanctuary Square and the destination of the main Círio procession....

Basilica santuario di Maria Santissima Addolorata

Castelpetroso, Isernia, Italy

In 1888, two shepherdesses on the slopes of Monte Patalecchia reported seeing the Madonna Addolorata — the Mother of Sorrows — holding the body of Christ....

Basilica Santuario Nostra Signora di Bonaria

Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

On a hill overlooking Cagliari and the Mediterranean, a statue of the Virgin arrived by sea during a storm in 1370—the candle in her hand still burning when the crate was...

Basilica Shrine of Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain

Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Spain

One of only five Catholic Holy Cities in the world, Caravaca de la Cruz holds a relic believed to contain a fragment of the True Cross....

Basilique de Vézelay

Vézelay, Yonne, France

On this Burgundian hilltop, Bernard of Clairvaux preached the Second Crusade before Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine....

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-Anne d'Auray

Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Morbihan, France

In 1624, Saint Anne appeared to a Breton farmer and spoke to him in his own language: 'I am the mother of Mary.' She asked that the ancient chapel in her honor be restored....

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,...

Basingwerk Abbey

Greenfield, Wales, United Kingdom

Basingwerk Abbey is a nationally or regionally important monastic place in Wales. Basingwerk Abbey is interpreted here through Christian monastic tradition....

Báta Holy Blood Shrine

Báta, Báta, Tolna County, Hungary

Báta Holy Blood Shrine is a documented shrine in Báta, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....

Batalha Monastery

Batalha, Leiria, Portugal

King João I vowed a monastery to the Virgin Mary before the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, and construction of Batalha continued, on and off, for more than a century...

Bath Abbey

Bath, England, United Kingdom

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

Battle Abbey

Battle, England, United Kingdom

Battle Abbey belongs among the significant monastic places of England. The sacred frame at Battle Abbey comes from Christian monastic tradition....

Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God

Batumi, Adjara, Georgia

Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God is a documented cathedral in Batumi, Adjara, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....

Bective Abbey

County Meath, Meath, Ireland

Bective Abbey belongs among the significant monastic places of Republic of Ireland. The sacred frame at Bective Abbey comes from Christian monastic tradition....

Bedia Cathedral

Bedia, Abkhazia, Georgia

Bedia Cathedral is a documented cathedral in Bedia, Abkhazia, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....

Begijnhof Chapel, Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Begijnhof Chapel, Amsterdam is a documented chapel in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Bélapátfalva Cistercian Abbey Church

Bélapátfalva, Bélapátfalva, Heves County, Hungary

Bélapátfalva Cistercian Abbey Church is a documented monastery in Bélapátfalva, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....

Beočin Monastery

Beočin, Beočin, South Bačka District, Serbia

Beočin Monastery is a documented monastery in Beočin, Serbia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....

Berne Abbey

Heeswijk-Dinther, Heeswijk-Dinther, North Brabant, Netherlands

Berne Abbey is a documented monastery in Heeswijk-Dinther, North Brabant, Netherlands, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....

Betania Monastery

Kojori / Tbilisi area, Kvemo Kartli / Tbilisi, Georgia

Betania Monastery is a documented monastery in Kojori / Tbilisi area, Kvemo Kartli / Tbilisi, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....

Beverley Minster

Beverley, England, United Kingdom

Rising from the market town of Beverley in East Yorkshire, this Gothic minster has witnessed over 1,300 years of continuous worship since St John of Beverley founded a...

Bgheno-Noravank Monastery

Bardzravan, Syunik, Armenia

Bgheno-Noravank Monastery is a documented monastery in Bardzravan, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Biete Abba Libanos

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Abba Libanos, known as the House of Abbot Libanos, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO....

Biete Amanuel

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Amanuel, known as the House of Emmanuel, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO. It belongs to the southern group....

Biete Denagel

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Denagel, known as the House of Virgins, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO. It belongs to the northern group....

Biete Gabriel Raphael

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Gabriel Raphael, known as the House of Gabriel Raphael, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO....

Biete Ghiorgis

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Ghiorgis, known as the House of Saint George, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO....

Biete Golgotha Mikael

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Golgotha Mikael, known as the House of Golgotha Mikael, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO....

Biete Lehem

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Lehem, known as the House of Holy Bread, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO. It belongs to the southern group....

Biete Mariam

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Mariam, known as the House of Mary, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO. It belongs to the northern group....

Biete Medhane Alem

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Medhane Alem, known as the House of the Saviour of the World, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO....

Biete Meskel

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Meskel, known as the House of the Cross, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO. It belongs to the northern group....

Biete Qeddus Mercoreus

Inside Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Biete Qeddus Mercoreus, known as the House of Saint Mercoreos, is one of the eleven medieval rock-hewn churches of Lalibela recognized by UNESCO....

Bigorski Monastery of Saint John the Baptist

Rostuše, Rostuše, Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality, Polog Region, North Macedonia

Bigorski Monastery of Saint John the Baptist is a documented monastery in Rostuše, North Macedonia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....