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.

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Christianity

Vast royal abbey founded in 1101, mother house of the Fontevrist order and necropolis of leading Plantagenets including Eleanor of Aquitaine and…

Robert d'Arbrissel