Speyer Cathedral
Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Christianity
UNESCO-listed Romanesque imperial cathedral begun under Conrad II and associated with the burials of medieval emperors and kings.
The World’s Sacred Places
Sacred Places
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St. Mary’s Cathedral, Hildesheim
Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany Christianity
UNESCO-listed Romanesque cathedral noted for the Bernward bronze doors, column and other exceptional medieval church treasures.
St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim
Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany Christianity
Former Benedictine abbey church built by Bishop Bernward and one of Europe’s major surviving monuments of Ottonian Romanesque architecture.
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Wies, Steingaden, Weilheim-Schongau, Bavaria, Germany Christianity
UNESCO-listed Rococo pilgrimage church created after reports that a wooden figure of the Scourged Saviour shed tears.
Basilica of St. Matthias, Trier
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Christianity
Benedictine basilica centered on the tomb venerated as that of the Apostle Matthias.
Aachen Cathedral
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Christianity
Carolingian cathedral, burial place of Charlemagne and historic coronation church, with a seven-year relic pilgrimage tradition.
Trier Cathedral
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Christianity
Ancient cathedral and UNESCO site housing the Holy Robe, a relic at the center of major Catholic pilgrimages since 1512.
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Christianity
UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral whose Shrine of the Three Kings made Cologne one of medieval Europe’s major pilgrimage destinations.
Pauline Chapel
Vatican City Christianity
A papal chapel in the Apostolic Palace dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and preserving Michelangelo’s Conversion of Saint Paul and Crucifixion…
Niccoline Chapel
Vatican City Christianity
A 15th-century papal chapel commissioned by Nicholas V and decorated by Fra Angelico with a major cycle on Saints Stephen and Lawrence.
Vatican Necropolis and Tomb of Saint Peter
Vatican City Christianity
The Roman necropolis beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, containing the ancient memorial and burial area venerated by the Catholic Church as the tomb…
Vatican Grottoes
Vatican City Christianity
The lower level beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, containing chapels, papal tombs and memorial spaces arranged around the Petrine shrine.