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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Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos

Chora, Patmos, Kalymnos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity

The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian crowns Chora on the island of Patmos and is the dominant monument of the island’s…

Saint John the Theologian

Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos

Patmos, Kalymnos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity

The Cave of the Apocalypse lies between the port of Skala and Chora on Patmos and is one of Christianity’s most famous…

Saint John the Theologian