Shrine of Our Lady of Need, Heiloo
Heiloo, North Holland, Netherlands Christianity
A major Dutch Marian pilgrimage shrine at Heiloo with a documented late-medieval history and the Runxput devotional spring.
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Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Christianity
A centuries-old Marian pilgrimage basilica in Maastricht, centered on devotion to Our Lady, Star of the Sea.
Basilica of Saint Servatius
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Christianity
A major Maastricht pilgrimage basilica built above the grave venerated as that of Saint Servatius.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Sandakan
Elton Hill, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia Christianity
Historic Anglican church in Sandakan and the oldest stone building in Sabah.
St George’s Church, Penang
George Town historic core, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Christianity
Historic George Town Anglican church, widely identified as the first Anglican church in Southeast Asia.
Christ Church Melaka
Dutch Square, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Christianity
Malaysia’s oldest Protestant church and one of Melaka’s most important living colonial-era sacred landmarks.
St Paul’s Church, Melaka
St Paul’s Hill, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Christianity
One of Malaysia’s oldest Christian sacred sites, a 1521 Portuguese chapel ruin with strong associations to St Francis Xavier.
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Christianity
Mother church and cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.
Church of the Assumption, Penang
Farquhar Street, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Christianity
One of Penang’s oldest Catholic institutions and a Category I religious heritage landmark in George Town.
Minor Basilica of St Anne, Bukit Mertajam
Jalan Kulim, Bukit Mertajam, Central Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia Christianity
Malaysia’s leading St Anne pilgrimage shrine, drawing large annual crowds for its July novena and feast.
Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Mértola
Mértola, Beja District, Portugal Christianity
Mértola’s parish church, a National Monument that preserves substantial fabric of a late-12th-century Almohad mosque adapted to Christian worship after the Reconquest.
Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon
Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal Christianity
A major Lisbon church dedicated to Saint Anthony, built in 1767 on the site traditionally identified with the saint’s birthplace.