Religion

The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.

The grotto where Saint Ignatius of Loyola lived as a hermit for nearly a year.

The skull of this patron saint is kept in a shrine located in his hometown.

The 16th-century son of Sienese nobility carved this hermitage out of volcanic rock.

A holy stone inside this spectacular hermitage is said to have healing properties.

A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.

This mysterious wheel-cross is the tallest in Britain.

Nepal is home to the world’s tallest Shiva statue.

A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.

Eliot was the first missionary to produce religious text for Algonquians in their own language.

The spot where Parvati convinced Shiva to marry her, has become a pilgrimage site for married and unmarried women.

This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.