St. Paul Memorial Church, Tarsus
Şehitkerim, Tarsus, Mersin, Türkiye Christianity
A historic church in Tarsus dedicated to the Apostle Paul, whose birthplace tradition gives the city major Christian significance.
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St. Paul’s Well, Tarsus
Kızılmurat, Tarsus, Mersin, Türkiye Christianity
A historic well in Tarsus traditionally associated with the home of St. Paul and long visited by Christian pilgrims.
St. Thecla Sacred Cave
Meryemlik, Silifke, Mersin, Türkiye Christianity
A major early Christian pilgrimage cave and sanctuary at Meryemlik near Silifke associated with St. Thecla.
Church of St. Nicholas, Demre
Demre, Antalya, Türkiye Christianity
The historic church at Myra associated with St. Nicholas, bishop of the city and one of Christianity’s most widely venerated saints.
Church of St. Peter, Antakya
Küçükdalyan, Antakya, Hatay, Türkiye Christianity
A cave church in ancient Antioch associated by Christian tradition with the preaching of St. Peter.
House of the Virgin Mary
Bülbül Dağı, Selçuk, İzmir, Türkiye Christianity
A major Christian pilgrimage shrine on Bülbül Mountain, traditionally identified as the final home of the Virgin Mary.
Sümela Monastery
Altındere, Maçka, Trabzon, Türkiye Christianity
A celebrated Orthodox monastery built into the cliffs of the Altındere Valley above Maçka.
Royal Collegiate Church of Roncesvalles
Orreaga-Roncesvalles, Navarre, Spain Christianity
A major Camino de Santiago pilgrimage church founded to serve pilgrims crossing the Pyrenees into Navarre.
Convent of Santa Teresa of Ávila
Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain Christianity
A major Teresian pilgrimage convent and church built on the site traditionally identified as the birthplace of St. Teresa of Ávila.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken
Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain Christianity
The principal shrine of Valencia’s patroness, Our Lady of the Forsaken, rooted in a historic confraternity devoted to vulnerable people.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Cave
Cueva Santa, Altura, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain Christianity
A long-established Marian cave sanctuary reached by pilgrims to a subterranean chapel associated with the Virgen de la Cueva Santa.
Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain Christianity
A globally important layered sacred site: the former Great Mosque of Córdoba, converted to a Catholic cathedral after the Christian conquest.