Castle Church, Wittenberg
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Christianity
Reformation landmark traditionally associated with Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses and containing the graves of Luther and Melanchthon.
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Collegiate Church of St. Servatius, Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Christianity
Romanesque collegiate church above the tomb of King Henry I, central to the Ottonian history of Quedlinburg.
Berlin Cathedral
Museum Island, Berlin, Mitte, Germany Christianity
Major Protestant landmark on Museum Island, notable for its monumental dome and the Hohenzollern dynastic burial crypt.
Dresden Frauenkirche
Dresden, Saxony, Germany Christianity
Reconstructed Baroque Lutheran landmark whose ruins and rebuilding became international symbols of war remembrance and reconciliation.
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.
Saul Church
Saul, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Christianity
Pilgrimage church traditionally regarded as the place where St Patrick began his Irish mission.
Rosslyn Chapel
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Christianity
Internationally famous late medieval chapel renowned for exceptionally rich stone carving and continuing Christian worship.
St Giles’ Cathedral
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Christianity
The High Kirk of Edinburgh and a nationally significant centre of the Scottish Reformation and Presbyterian history.
St Martin’s Church, Canterbury
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Ancient Canterbury church associated with Queen Bertha and St Augustine, described by Canterbury Cathedral as the oldest church in continuous use in…
Westminster Abbey
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Christianity
Royal church, coronation site and continuing pilgrimage shrine of St Edward the Confessor.
Mission of San Miguel Concá
Concá, Arroyo Seco, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
The smallest of the five UNESCO-listed Sierra Gorda missions, distinguished by a highly distinctive indigenous-inflected façade.
Mission of Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol
Tancoyol, Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
The most elaborately ornamented of the five UNESCO-listed Sierra Gorda Franciscan missions.