Christianity

During World War II, the Shroud of Turin was secreted to this remote southern Italian complex.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.

Oaxaca's recently restored "forgotten Dominican convent."

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

An omelette made with over 1,000 eggs may have been prepared when Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visited this monastery.

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.

This cave overlooking the Indian Ocean has been turned into a shelter and makeshift museum.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

After being destroyed by two separate fires, this monastery is now home to a small zoo and relics from dozens of saints.

A surprisingly approachable statue of the man who dominated King Henry VIII's government.

Inside this museum, Christians were imprisoned when the Romans controlled Gaul.