The World’s Sacred Places
Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.
Curated Discovery
Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.
Lisbon’s historic Shaaré Tikvá synagogue, inaugurated in 1904 as the first purpose-built synagogue in Portugal since the late-15th-century suppression of public Judaism.
Portugal’s major modern mosque, inaugurated in 1985 as the central place of worship and institutional home of the Islamic Community of Lisbon.
The principal Radha-Krishna temple of the Hindu Community of Portugal, inaugurated in Lisbon in 1998 and open for daily worship and guided…
A major Lisbon church dedicated to Saint Anthony, built in 1767 on the site traditionally identified with the saint’s birthplace.
Lisbon’s oldest cathedral, begun in 1147 and dedicated to the Mother of God, with relics of Saint Vincent and deep associations with…
A UNESCO-listed royal monastery at Belém, commissioned by Manuel I and begun in 1502 for Hieronymite monks serving the crown and seafarers.
