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The Church of the Lady of the Crusades (Panagia Stavroforon) is a historic place of worship in Heraklion. It belonged to a monastery during the Venetian era, was later transformed into a mosque and finally became a church again in the 19th century.

A church of the Madonna della Difesa Cortina was consecrated for the first time in 1482, but the present church dates back to 1750. On the gable façade there is a fresco representing the Madonna della Difesa. The interior is delusively enlarged by pictorial decorations made in 1908. On the ceiling, there is a representation of the event that gave its name to the church: the intervention of the Virgin Mary to defend the Ampezzo people in the battle against the Lombards. Since 1941, the church of the Blessed Virgin of Defense has been entrusted to the Franciscan Friars Minor.

The Church of the Madonna Dudu, or Cathedral of the Mother of God, was built between 1750 and 1756. It had to be rebuilt in 1844 after being destroyed by the earthquake of 1831. The painting in the church bears the signature of Gheorghe Tattarescu. The church was named after the miraculous icon of the Mother of God who made the church a place of pilgrimage.

The church of the Madonnina of Prato was built between the 16th and 17th centuries and acquired its definitive Mannerist appearance in the last century. In 1722 the Baroque bell tower was added and in 1742 the sacristy was rebuilt in larger dimensions. Between 1995 and 1996, a complete restoration of the interior and exterior restored the church to its original appearance.

The church of the Major Seminary of Viseu is part of what was, until 1841, the Convent of the Neris. The church itself dates back to the beginning of the 18th century, in the Baroque period. Its greatest treasure is its monumental pipe organ at the top of the choir, in neoclassical style, which was transferred from Viseu Cathedral to the Major Seminary Church in the 1960s and is currently being restored.

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The church of Saints John and Stephen the Minimes, known locally as the "Church of the Minimes", was first built in 1624, but it soon proved too small, so a new church was built from 1700 to 1715. The new church presents an architectural style of transition between Brabantine baroque and early classicism. During the French Revolution, the church was closed in 1796. It was not until the independence of Belgium (1830) that the church finally opened without interruption. Restoration work, directed by Tilman-François Suys and Pierre Victor Jamaer, was carried out at the end of the 19th century. The convent and cloister of the Minimes were demolished in 1920 to make way for the construction of the Athénée Robert Catteau.

The church of the Most Holy Mother of God is a Macedonian Orthodox church built between 1924 and 1929, date of its consecration. In 2003, the church underwent major restoration work.

The Church of the Most Holy Mother of God is a Serbian Orthodox Church (completed in 1935. During World War II, in 1941, hundreds of Serbs were killed by Ustashi (Croatian fascists) in the church. The church was completely destroyed by explosions during the 1992-1995 war. Only the bell tower and part of the floor were preserved. From 2018, on the foundations of the demolished church, the construction of a new church began.

The Church of the Name of Mary is a Roman Catholic church from 1893-4. It replaces an old church from the 18th century, damaged during the Serbian uprising of 1849. The façade of this new neo-gothic church is made of yellow brick. The windows are decorated with stained glass from Peštanj, while ceramics from Žolnai cover the roof structure. The inhabitants of Novi Sad wrongly call the church a cathedral, which it is not, as the cathedral of the diocese is located in Subotica.