Catholic

More than fifty centuries-old religious shrines hide in the walls and above the doorways of Gozo’s capital, and most visitors walk straight past them.

This funerary monument to the guillotined king and queen of France became a political lightning rod and a site of pilgrimage for French monarchists.

Topped by a distinctive beehive dome, it’s been called by architectural historians and locals, “Brooklyn's Sacré-Cœur.”

Kloster Eberbach is one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval Cistercian monasteries, founded in 1136 and renowned for its austere Romanesque architecture and historic wine cellars.

A pristine medieval church that was visited by Columbus before his travels to the Americas.

Holy relic of a girl in communion attire inside the cathedral of Guadalajara

An architectural anomaly that preserves the chilling history of medieval ascetics who chose to be buried alive.

A sculpture of a courtesan towers above Lake Constance, recalling a church scandal.

This Irish church has a striking circular design inspired by the ancient Grianán of Aileach.

A place of meditation and prayer, the grotto is a replica of the one in Lourdes, built in gratitude for the healing of a seminary priest. This is the first pilgrimage to take place on August 15 north of the Seine.

Legend says St. Mary Magdalene spent her final 30 years in a secluded mountain cave.

Hilltop modernist/folk art shrine and gardens dedicated to a Native American saint.

The scenic ruins of one of the first Catholic churches built in Brazil.

A ruined priory that was once a favorite pilgrimage site for English kings.

This museum in Chiapas honors Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, a key figure of the Zapatista movement.

Seven centuries ago, its holy door opened for a forgiveness procession ritual that was later "copied" by the formal Catholic Jubilee.

St. Peter’s, in Western Germany, has stood as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture since 1181.

One of Mexico City's seats of the Catholic faith, although not the majoritarian Latin Roman rite.