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Main Chapel

Shrine of Saint Thérèse

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

St. Fillan's Cave

Pittenweem, Scotland

St. Fillan's Cave

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

ex-voto of ships in Notre-Dame de la Garde

Marseille, France

Notre-Dame de la Garde's Nautical Ex-Voto

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

"Súper Bomba"

San Juan de la Vega, Mexico

Festival of the Exploding Hammers

There is nothing like a religious festival celebrated with blow-up sledgehammers.

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

North Rona Island

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

The Decapitated Saints Who Still Managed to Hold Their Heads Up

Sarah Laskow October 30, 2015

How Ten Miles Can Change a Miracle

Sarah Laskow September 25, 2015

Miracle Towns: Where Plastic Junk Becomes Holy Relics

Sarah Laskow September 23, 2015

12 Papal Miracles: An Unscientific Ranking

Sarah Laskow September 22, 2015

The blood of St. Januarius, in an ambiguous state inside the reliquary.

Fleeting Wonders: The Reliably Miraculous Blood of St. Januarius

Cara Giaimo September 21, 2015

How the Vatican Investigated a Modern Miracle at a Leprosy Settlement in Hawaii

David Zax September 21, 2015

Roggenburger Leiberfest

Roggenburg, Germany

Roggenburg Leiberfest

Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!

Santa Minia in eternal repose

The Shrine of Santa Minia

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

Abbey of San Galgano

Chiusdino, Italy

Abbey of San Galgano

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

Lourdes' Grotto

Mar del Plata, Argentina

Lourdes' Grotto

A grotto replicating one of the world's most famed Marian apparitions sits across the ocean from the original.

The domes of San Pedro Claver Cathedral

Cartagena, Colombia

San Pedro Claver Museum and Cloisters

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

The Giants of Santa Maria del Pi

Barcelona, Spain

The Giants of Santa Maria del Pi

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

St. Jude's Souls: Competing with the Skeleton Saint for Mexico's Faithful

Andrew Chesnut January 26, 2015