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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Holy Cross Mission Memorial Site, Pan Nhom

Pan Nhom, Yirol East, Lakes, South Sudan Christianity

A Catholic pilgrimage and memorial site at Pan Nhom associated by Comboni tradition and local research with the 1858 Holy Cross mission.

St. Daniel Comboni

Holy Family Cathedral, Rumbek

Rumbek, Lakes, South Sudan Christianity

The mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, rebuilt after severe destruction during decades of conflict.

Holy Family