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Camuy, Puerto Rico
Iglesia Cristiana Avivamiento La Piedra (The Stone Church)
This memorial to a family's dead son has survived a century of hurricanes and earthquakes.
Petoskey, Michigan
Lake Michigan Crucifix
Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.
Entebbe, Uganda
Kigungu Missionary Landing Site
A monument marks the spot where the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Uganda.
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This Could Be England's Earliest Known Christian Burial
Sixteen years of research have revealed the secrets of a major excavation.
Hubertus, Wisconsin
Holy Hill
According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.
Kolkata, India
Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth
This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.
Jerusalem, Israel
Church of the Pater Noster
Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Monumento Manto de MarĂa
This unique depiction of the Virgin Mary may be the tallest kinetic art sculpture in the world.
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Frejon
This thick bean soup is a Good Friday tradition for Nigeria's Afro-Brazilian community.
Southwell, England
The Leaves of Southwell
Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.
Craswall, England
Craswall Priory
Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.
Tipaza, Algeria
Tipasa Roman Ruins
An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.
Polotsk, Belarus
St. Sophia's Cathedral
Though it was heavily modified, fragments of the original medieval cathedral still survive.
Es-Salt, Jordan
Es-Salt
This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.
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The 1970s Movement to Reclaim Pretzels for God
"Pretzels for God" even took as its patron the first Native American saint.
Oxford, England
Martyr's Mark
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Warsaw, Poland
Gallery of Medieval Art
One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.
Geoagiu, Romania
Round Church of Geoagiu
This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.
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