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The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but according to the dates on the preserved gravestones, it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged in the early 19th century. The cemetery was fenced.

In Breda-Noord there is currently one Roman Catholic church in use: the Sint-Franciscuskerk (1968, S. Steeneken). On 1 January 1994, the St. Franciscus parish, together with the parishes of Christus Koning, Heilig Kruis, Goede Herder and Menswording, became the Breda-Noord parish with one church council. Three of the churches involved in this merger have since been demolished: the Heilig Kruiskerk (closed 01-12-1999, demolished June 2000), the Goede Herderkerk (closed 1983, then a sports hall, demolished April 2003), the Christus Koningkerk (closed 27-11-1999, demolished March 2003). The Menswordingkerk from 1983 has been in use by the CGK since 2001 and has since been called the Mattheuskerk.

The Matthias Church was founded in the 13th century after the Tartar invasion (1255-1269). Extended in the 14th century in a Gothic church-hall, it was equipped with a bell tower and an oratory in the 15th century. Partly destroyed and transformed into a mosque during the Turkish occupation (1541-1699), it was later occupied by monastic orders which restored it in a Baroque style. A complete restoration carried out in 1873-1896 gave the church its current neo-Gothic style.

The Mauerbach Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in the Austrian town of Mauerbach, on the outskirts of Vienna. The monastery's premises now house the restoration workshops of the Austrian Federal Office for Monuments.

The monastery church, built at the end of the 10th century, was destroyed in 1826 and the materials were used for the construction of the town hall. All the monastic buildings, of which only vestiges remain in constructions built after the Revolution, date back to the 11th and 12th centuries, with the exception of the cloister built in the 14th century to replace that of the 12th century.

Before the construction of the current church, there was a cow market on the site. In 1830, the Reformed Church was built here. This was expanded in 1868 with a transept. The church replaced the dilapidated St. Mauritius Church that belonged to the St. Mary's Monastery of the Carmelites. That church and the monastery were probably built in the 14th century and stood on the current cemetery on the Galamagracht in IJlst. The 16th century pulpit with baptismal fence, the board with the collection bags and the Bader pipework of the original organ were transferred from that church to the current Mauritius Church at the time.

The beautiful octagonal church in IJzendijke was built in the years 1612-1614 by order of Prince Maurits. He did this for the men of his army. After the church of Willemstad, it was the second church in the Netherlands that was built especially for Protestant worship. In the years that followed, the size of the garrison became so large that the States General gave permission for the expansion of the church. Between 1656 and 1659, the three western walls were demolished and by extending the north and south walls, an elongated octagonal church was created. In the 19th century, a consistory was added. The slate-covered church was crowned with a small tower. An onion-shaped ball with a cross and a gilded weather vane are mounted on the tower. A bell and a carillon hang in the tower. A Ten Commandments board from 1620 with the coat of arms of Orange hangs in the church. Furthermore, a board with Bible texts from the same year. And finally, a board from 1623, commemorating a futile attempt by the Spanish to conquer the fortress. The organ, installed in 1872, was built by GFC Witte, affiliated with the Bätz company from Utrecht.

The St. Maximilian Catholic Church or Max Church is a late 18th century Baroque church. Former Franciscan monastery, it became a parish church after the abolition of the monastery in 1804.

The Mayor Synagogue in Istanbul is a Sephardi synagogue probably dating back to the 19th century. This stone building now serves as a storage.

The Church of the Mother of God is the oldest surviving religious building in Chisinau. It features traditional Moldovan architecture from the 15th and 16th centuries, although it was built in the 18th century. It is also known as Măzărache Church after its founder, the merchant Vasile Măzărache.