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The Church of St. James was built from 1309 to the 15th century and is one of the most important examples of the brick architecture of the Baltic Sea basin. Managed by Cistercians and then Benedictines, it became a Protestant church in the years 1557-1667, and only became a Catholic parish church in the 19th century.

The church of St. Jernej was built at the end of the 17th century. The main altar dates from the beginning of the 18th century and is in the style of the so-called golden altars typical of the 17th century. The earthquake of 1917 damaged the church so badly that it was no longer useful for worship. Therefore, in 1922 it was repaired and repainted. It was renovated again in 1990.

The church of St. Jernej is mentioned for the first time in documents from the 14th century. On 17th April 1825, the church was severely damaged by a fire, after which it underwent multiple renovations. With the construction of a new church, St. Francis Church, in the 1920s, the church lost its importance because it became too small. Today it is, therefore, an annex church in which Holy Mass is celebrated only once a week. On 30 October 1370, in front of the church, the Habsburgs signed an agreement with the Republic of Venice to return Trieste to Venice in exchange for 75,000 gold coins.

Church of St. Joachim in Krzyżanowice was probably founded in 1746 (according to some sources in 1699).

The Church of San Juan de la Plaza is a church dedicated to St. John the Baptist and rebuilt in 1789 during the reign of Maria I of Portugal. It is very close to the Tagus River and the emblematic Alfama district of Lisbon.

The church of St. Job in Uccle dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. The castral chapel of the Lords of Carloo (dating from 1622) survived the fire of the castle of Carloo during the Brabant revolution (1789-1790), but was replaced in 1836 by a church, the first parish of Uccle, as the city of Brussels expanded southward. As Uccle had become a suburb of Brussels at the end of the 19th century and its population had grown considerably, this parish church was demolished and replaced in 1911 by the new Saint-Job church, the work of architect Jules Bilmeyer.

The church of St. Johann whose construction began around 1000. At the end of the 14th century, a new Gothic church with three naves was built. The basement of the church contains the well-preserved remains of the previous Romanesque churches. One day after the introduction of the Reformation in 1529, the paintings and altars were destroyed. The baroque stucco ceilings of the central nave and the interior side aisles were made by Johann Jakob Schärer (1667-1746). The church was last renovated in 1990.

The church of St. Johannis, built between 1289 and 1470, is the oldest church in the city of Lüneburg. It is considered an important North German Gothic brick building. The interior of the church includes a 15th century carved altar, two large historical organs and eight bells of historical and sonorous value.

The Church of St. John the Evangelist was built for a Franciscan monastery at the beginning of the 14th century. After the Reformation, the church continued to serve as a Protestant church. During the Napoleonic Wars, it was later transformed into a food store. The church was saved from further decay by a renovation in 1929/30.

The church of St. John was built in the 13th century as a chapel. From 1408 the construction of the tower and the nave began. In 1892/93 a neo-gothic tower helmet was put on and the tower was raised to a height of 99 metres. The furnishings include a late Gothic choir stall from the Augustinian church, three 17th century tombstones, which were brought to one of the chapels in the choir gallery.