Tradition guide
Christianity
Christian sacred sites connect churches, cathedrals, monasteries, relic traditions, pilgrimage shrines, biblical landscapes, and local saint devotion across continents.
301 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country and site-type filters to narrow in.
Atlas summary
Christianity sacred sites overview
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 | 301 Christianity sacred places in the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 14 UNESCO-tagged Christianity sites appear in this browse view. |
Dates connected to Christianity
Upcoming festivals, feast days, and pilgrimages tied to Christianity. Add any to your calendar, or see the full observance calendar.
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Fiesta de la Virgen de Copacabana
Aug 5 – Thu, Aug 6, 2026Festival
Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana - Add
Knock National Novena
Aug 14 – Sat, Aug 22, 2026Pilgrimage
Basilica of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland - Add
Feast of the Assumption
Sat, Aug 15, 2026Feast day
Showing 289-301 of 301 sites in this tradition guide
The Abbey Church of the Holy Savior in Figeac
Figeac, Occitania, France
At the heart of medieval Figeac stands Saint-Sauveur, the surviving abbey church of a Benedictine, later Cluniac, monastery founded in 838 whose relics drew pilgrims for...
The Black Madonna of Le Puy
Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
In Le Puy's great cathedral, on the altar where pilgrims have knelt for fifteen centuries, sits a Black Madonna only two centuries old....
The Church of Saint Fleuret in Estaing
Estaing, France
In the village of Estaing, reached across a UNESCO-listed Gothic bridge, the flamboyant church of Saint-Fleuret holds the relics of the village's patron, a bishop said to...
The Parish Church of the Assumption (Maria am Berg), Hallstatt
Hallstatt, Oberösterreich, Austria
Perched on a steep mountainside above Lake Hallstatt, the Parish Church of the Assumption rises like a declaration of permanence against the transient Alpine weather....
The Sainte-Foy abbey church in Conques
Conques-en-Rouergue, Occitania, France
A twelve-year-old girl was beheaded in 303 for refusing to worship Roman gods. Her relics came to Conques through holy theft, and her golden statue-reliquary—the oldest in...
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Laghet
La Trinité, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
High in the hills between Nice and Monaco, the Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Laghet has drawn pilgrims since 1652, when spontaneous healings began occurring at a humble...
The Sanctuary of the Peña de Francia
El Cabaco, Castile and León, Spain
Rising to 1,723 meters in the Sierra de Francia, this Dominican sanctuary guards a Black Madonna hidden for six centuries during Muslim rule....
The Street of the Dead
Iona, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
The Street of the Dead is a cobbled medieval processional way on the Isle of Iona, running from Martyrs Bay to the ancient burial ground of Reilig Odhrain beside Iona...
Underhoull Longhouse
Baltasound, United Kingdom
On a windswept slope above Lunda Wick on the island of Unst, the ruins of an Iron Age broch and three Norse longhouses occupy the same ground....
Urnes Stave Church
Luster, Vestland, Norway
On a hillside above the Lustrafjord, a wooden church has stood for nearly nine centuries....
Virgen of Chaguaya
Chaguaya, Tarija Department, Bolivia
In the high valleys of southern Bolivia, tens of thousands of pilgrims walk through the cold night each August to reach a small village where the Virgin Mary appeared in...
Wearyall Hill & Holy Thorn
Glastonbury, Somerset, United Kingdom
An open hilltop rises above Glastonbury, marking where—according to legend—Joseph of Arimathea first set foot in Britain....
Worcester Cathedral
Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Rising above the River Severn, Worcester Cathedral has held continuous Christian worship since 680 AD. Two canonized saints once drew pilgrims here to rival Canterbury....
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Previous pageKey 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 France, Italy, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Brazil.
- What kinds of places are included?
- Common place types include basilica, church, shrine, cathedral, stone circle, monastery.
- Can I map Christianity sacred sites?
- Yes. Compare country clusters and site types first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.