The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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4 Sacred Places

Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Basilica of Saint-Remi, Reims

Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France Christianity

Historic pilgrimage basilica built around the tomb and cult of St. Remi, the bishop traditionally associated with the baptism of Clovis.

St. Remigius (Saint Remi)

Reims Cathedral

Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France Christianity

UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral historically associated with the coronation of French kings and one of France’s most important ceremonial sacred sites.

Virgin Mary

Sanctuary of Mont Sainte-Odile

Mont Sainte-Odile, Ottrott, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France Christianity

Emblematic Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary of Alsace, centred on the tomb and cult of St. Odile and a long tradition of prayer on…

St. Odile

Strasbourg Cathedral

Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France Christianity

Landmark cathedral of Strasbourg and the central Gothic monument of the UNESCO-listed Grande-Île and Neustadt.

Virgin Mary