Churches

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.

Hidden in a high mountain cave, this hermitage dates back to the ninth century.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

The collar worn by a fourth-century saint resides in this church, and is still used for blessings to this day.

Magnificent frescoes decorate the interior of this Romanesque church, which also showcases an unusual phenomenon during winter solstice.

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

A monk spent 14 years carving steps through tuff to make this religious site more accessible to pilgrims.

This metal church may or may not have been designed by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.

Knights Templar are visible inside this stunning Cistercian abbey.

The ruins of this once gorgeous medieval church are still standing, despite the region's constant flooding.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

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

The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.