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.
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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.
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.
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…
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.
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…
Sistine Chapel
Vatican City Christianity
The papal chapel of the Apostolic Palace, consecrated to Our Lady of the Assumption and renowned for its Renaissance frescoes and role…
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican City Christianity
The monumental Baroque forecourt of St. Peter’s Basilica, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and used for major papal gatherings and public prayer.
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican City Christianity
A papal basilica and major Catholic pilgrimage church built over the site venerated by the Catholic Church as the tomb of Saint…
Slemish Mountain
Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Christianity
Mountain traditionally associated with St Patrick’s years of enslavement and now climbed in his memory as part of Northern Ireland’s Patrician heritage.
Devenish Ecclesiastical Site
Devenish Island, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Christianity
Island monastic complex on Lough Erne founded in the early Christian period and now part of the Lough Erne pilgrimage landscape.
Navan Fort
Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Major prehistoric ceremonial complex identified with Emain Macha, the legendary royal centre of Ulster.