Maria Straßengel Pilgrimage Church
Straßengel, Gratwein-Straßengel, Graz-Umgebung, Styria, Austria Christianity
A major Styrian High Gothic pilgrimage church known for Marian devotion and the venerated Wurzelkreuz.
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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. 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.
Church of Saint Sophia, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
The Church of Saint Sophia stands in central Thessaloniki and is one of the key monuments in the city’s UNESCO-listed sequence of…
Saint Andrew’s Church, Patras
Patras, Achaea, Western Greece, Greece Christianity
The New Church of Saint Andrew in Patras is a major Orthodox pilgrimage church dedicated to Apostle Andrew, the city’s patron saint.
Church of Saint Spyridon, Corfu
Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece Christianity
The Church of Saint Spyridon in Corfu Town is the island’s principal Orthodox shrine and the centre of devotion to Saint Spyridon,…
Panagia Kosmosoteira
Feres, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece Christianity
Panagia Kosmosoteira stands at Feres in Evros and is one of the most important surviving Byzantine churches of Thrace.
Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos
Tinos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
Panagia Evangelistria in Tinos Chora is one of the most important Orthodox pilgrimage shrines in Greece.
Panagia Ekatontapyliani
Parikia, Paros, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
Panagia Ekatontapyliani stands in Parikia on Paros, a short distance from the port, and is one of Greece’s oldest and best-preserved Christian…
Ulm Minster
Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Christianity
Monumental Protestant minster begun in 1377, famous for Germany’s tallest church tower.
Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Elizabeth, Wiesbaden
Neroberg, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany Christianity
Landmark Russian Orthodox church built as the burial church of Grand Duchess Elisabeth Mikhailovna and still used by an active congregation.