Churches

The mysterious remains of a martyred teenage saint are venerated inside a small country chapel.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

If God were a skater, this would clearly be His park of choice.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

With the chapel itself being left to moulder, the cemetery of this abandoned church might be the freshest part.

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

Visit this small Mexican church to pray to a mushroom that is supposedly marked with the image of Christ.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.