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.

Fleury Abbey, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Christianity

Historic Benedictine abbey and major centre of the cult of St. Benedict, whose relics are venerated at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire.

St. Benedict of Nursia