Religion

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.