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The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Sacred Places

Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Morelia Cathedral

Centro, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico Christianity

The monumental pink-stone cathedral that anchors the UNESCO-listed historic center of Morelia.

Oaxaca Metropolitan Cathedral

Centro Histórico, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico Christianity

The metropolitan Catholic cathedral of Oaxaca, dedicated to the Assumption and home to the local devotion of Señor del Rayo.

Our Lady of the Assumption

Puebla Cathedral

Centro Histórico, Puebla, Mexico Christianity

The monumental Catholic cathedral at the heart of Puebla's UNESCO-listed historic center.

Palermo Cathedral

Palermo, Sicily, Italy Christianity

Palermo's cathedral, a layered monument reflecting the city's Christian, Islamic and Norman history.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Monreale Cathedral

Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Christianity

A masterpiece of Norman Sicily and one of Europe's greatest medieval mosaic churches.

Virgin Mary

Naples Cathedral

Naples, Campania, Italy Christianity

The cathedral of Naples and the principal shrine of Saint Januarius, patron saint of the city.

Assumption of Mary

Turin Cathedral

Turin, Piedmont, Italy Christianity

Turin's cathedral and the custodial church of the Shroud of Turin, one of Christianity's most studied and venerated relics.

Saint John the Baptist

Modena Cathedral

Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Christianity

A landmark Romanesque cathedral and UNESCO World Heritage site built over the tomb of Modena's patron Saint Geminianus.

Saint Geminianus

Milan Cathedral

Milan, Lombardy, Italy Christianity

The cathedral of Milan and one of the world's largest and most celebrated Gothic churches.

Nativity of Saint Mary

Florence Cathedral

Florence, Tuscany, Italy Christianity

Florence's cathedral and one of the world's most influential sacred monuments, crowned by Brunelleschi's Renaissance dome.

Saint Mary of the Flower

Siena Cathedral

Siena, Tuscany, Italy Christianity

A major Tuscan cathedral renowned for its striped marble architecture, sculpture and inlaid marble floor.

Assumption of Mary