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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Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Abbey of Cîteaux

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Christianity

Birthplace and mother abbey of the Cistercian Order, founded in 1098 and still home to a monastic community.

Robert of Molesme

Fontenay Abbey

Marmagne, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Christianity

UNESCO-listed Cistercian abbey founded by St. Bernard, one of the finest surviving architectural expressions of early Cistercian ideals.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux