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Founded in 1456, the Church of the Holy Lord Christ contains many elements of sacred art including rare paintings and religious artifacts. These include an important collection of pieces dating from the 16th century, a rare multicolored Indo-Portuguese ivory work from the 18th century, and goldsmith pieces made by local goldsmiths.

The Church of the Holy Mother of God was probably built in the 13th century, the century from which its oldest frescoes date. The church is based on the Byzantine domed churches. The dome of the nave rests on four free pillars and the dome of the narthex on four pilasters. It is built of stone, limestone and brick.

The Church of the Holy Mother of God is a medieval Orthodox church located in the Asen Fortress in the Rhodope Mountains.

The Church of the Holy Mother of God is a medieval Eastern Orthodox Church in Serbia.

The current structure of this church is a reconstruction, built on the ruins of the old church that was destroyed by the Soviets. The original church was constructed in the 17th century. The church follows the traditional Ukranian design and includes 9 domes.

The Church of the Holy Parasceve in Poienile Izei is a wooden church of Maramureş built in 1632. The church was painted by local painters at the end of the 18th century. The porch was added in the first half of the 19th century and at the end of the same century, rectangular windows between the naves were built.

St. Paraschiva's Church of Desești is one of seven listed churches in Maramureş County. Built between 1770 and 1780 and restored in the 1990s, the church has preserved in remarkable condition paintings covering all the walls of its three rooms.

Empshott is a beautiful area of English farmland and woodland at the headwaters of the River Rother. The Church of the Holy Rood, which is 13th century, though there has inevitably been some rebuilding over the centuries, including a charming bell turret. The church is the heart of the village.

The Church of the Holy Saviour is a 14th-century Orthodox church.The medieval church is surrounded by the walls of what was to be a larger church that would encapsulate the old one. However, work on the second church was never completed.

The construction of the Church of the Holy Spirit dates back to the beginning of the 14th century. Originally part of a hospital, it became a church in 1524. In 2007, after extensive restoration work, the North German Nativity Museum was opened in this building.