"Maria im Schatten" Church, Lauffen
Lauffen, AT
"Maria im Schatten" is a Catholic 15th-century church and pilgrimage site surrounded by a local legend linked to the Virgin Mary.
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Lauffen, AT
"Maria im Schatten" is a Catholic 15th-century church and pilgrimage site surrounded by a local legend linked to the Virgin Mary.
Bruinisse, NL
Neoclassical hall church with wooden facade tower. Replaced an earlier church from 1868.
Aachen, DE
The Aachen Cathedral, built on the former Palatine Chapel of the Palace of Charlemagne (800-814), is the most important architectural example of the Carolingian Renaissance.
Aalten, NL
The Aalten Synagogue was built in 1857 to serve the Jewish congregation of the municipality. It fell into disuse after the Second World War and was restored and reconsecrated in 1986.
Aarhus, DK
Aarhus Cathedral was built in the 13th century in Romanesque style. Damaged by a fire in 1330, the cathedral was rebuilt according to Gothic canons from the end of the 14th century until 1500.
Eindhoven, NL
Built as Dutch Reformed Resurrection Church in the southeastern district of Eindhoven-Stratum. Important modern church building, with bell tower. From about the mid-1970s also in use as a Reformed Church in the district of Eindhoven-Stratum, after the Reformed Petra Church in this district was decommissioned. As a Samen-op-Weg church, the Resurrection Church was also decommissioned in 1997. Since 1998 in use as a Coptic Orthodox Church: Archangel Michail and Saint Anthony.
Genk, BE
The Archangel Michael Church, built in the 1980s in Byzantine style, is part of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The first Orthodox community in Genk appeared in 1948. It consisted of Ukrainian workers who arrived with their families by rail in April 1947 in the Belgian province of Limburg from the American occupation zone in post-war Germany.
Caen , FR
The first church dates from the 10th century, with a Romanesque Benedictine choir, replaced in the 12th century by a Gothic choir. The majority of the building is dated between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Saintes, FR
Established on the right bank of the river Charente, near the former funeral basilica of Bishop Pallais, it owes its foundation in 1047 to the Count of Anjou Geoffroy Martel and his wife Agnes of Burgundy. First women's abbey in Saintonge, the Benedictine moniales printed currency and had a taste for business.
Clervaux, LU
The Abbey of Saint Maurice is a Benedictine abbey founded at the beginning of the 20th century in Clervaux. It was built in neo-Romanesque style, like the church of Saints-Côme-et-Damien, located in the heart of the city.
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The Holy Mile (Miglio Sacro) of Naples is a one-mile-long itinerary, through sacred places linked to the city's patron saint, San Gennaro, in the Rione Sanità district. Discover the city from a new perspective with this unique walking tour.
As a university city, cultural offerings abound in Tartu and will reach their peak after being designated one of three European Capitals of Culture for 2024. In this list, we've compiled the most interesting sacred places to visit in and around the old town.