Mariatrost Basilica
Mariatrost, Graz, Styria, Austria Christianity
A prominent Baroque Marian pilgrimage basilica above Graz, begun in 1714 and granted the title of minor basilica in 1999.
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Mariazell Basilica
Mariazell, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Austria Christianity
Austria’s principal Marian pilgrimage basilica, centred on the venerated Mariazell statue and a pilgrimage documented since the Middle Ages.
Admont Abbey
Admont, Liezen, Styria, Austria Christianity
A Benedictine abbey founded in 1074, combining an active monastic community with major historic, artistic and library collections.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna
Stephansplatz, Vienna, Innere Stadt, Austria Christianity
Vienna’s metropolitan cathedral, rooted in a 12th-century Romanesque church and transformed into a major Gothic landmark.
Shrine of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Thailand
Songkhon, Wan Yai, Mukdahan, Thailand Christianity
A major Thai Catholic pilgrimage shrine commemorating seven martyrs killed at Songkhon in 1940 and beatified in 1989.
Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung Shrine
Tha Kham, Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand Christianity
A Catholic pilgrimage shrine and museum dedicated to Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung near his birthplace in Nakhon Pathom.
Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral
Bang Nok Khwaek, Bang Khonthi, Samut Songkhram, Thailand Christianity
A landmark Catholic cathedral on the Mae Klong waterways, built in the late 19th century in a Gothic-influenced style.
Assumption Cathedral Bangkok
Bangkok, Bang Rak, Thailand Christianity
The principal Catholic cathedral of Bangkok and one of Thailand’s most important Christian sacred buildings.
St. Francis Church
Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Christianity
The Catholic church of the Abrahamic Family House, dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi.
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Al Mushrif, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Christianity
The Catholic cathedral of Abu Dhabi and the historic church from which the city’s Catholic institutional life developed.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Oud Metha, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Christianity
A historic Catholic church in Dubai whose first building was dedicated in 1967 and whose present church opened in 1989.
Church of the Holy Apostle Philip
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Christianity
Sharjah’s Russian Orthodox Church of the Apostle Philip, identified by its church authority as the first Russian Orthodox church built in Arabia.