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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Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Christianity

One of England’s great Cistercian monasteries, influential in medieval spirituality under Abbot Aelred of Rievaulx.

Fountains Abbey

Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Christianity

One of Britain’s most important Cistercian ruins and the monastic core of the Studley Royal UNESCO World Heritage Site.

York Minster

York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Christianity

Major northern English cathedral with a long pilgrimage tradition centred on St William of York.

St Peter