Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Aerial view by drone of St. Anthony's Sanctuary Caporetto Memorial, Kobarid, Goriska, Slovenia, Europe

Sun behind the silhouette of San Luca Sanctuary during sunset, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Murals in the beautifully painted Inner Sanctuary of the Christian Church of Ura Kedane Meheriet, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Las Lajas Sanctuary, elevated view, Narino Departmant, Colombia, South America

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Murals in the beautifully painted Inner Sanctuary of the Christian Church of Ura Kedane Meheriet, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of San Luca at sunrise in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary below the Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga, Picos de Europa National Park, Asturias, Spain, Europe

Sanctuary of San Luca at sunrise in Bologna with a sunbeam, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Blue tilework, Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

The Sanctuary of Solidad, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Las Lajas Sanctuary, Narino Departmant, Colombia, South America

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

The Sanctuary of Solidad, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego, Douro River, Portugal, Europe

Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria della Madia, Monopoli, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Mother Church of St. Nicholas, Corigliano d'Otranto, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta of Gravina in Puglia, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy

Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Igreja da Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo), Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Bernina Express train next to historic Sanctuary of Madonna di Tirano, Sondrio province, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Interior, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Ugento, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of St. Martin, Piazza Plebiscito, Martina Franca, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, San Pietro monumental complex, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

The baroque era Senhor Jesus da Pedra Sanctuary Church, dating from 1747, Obidos, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Interior, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Ugento, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Church of San Benedetto, Massafra, Taranto, Apulia, Italiy

Whitewashed building in rural country village, Catholic church of Igreja Santa Barbara de Padraes, near Castro Verde, Baixo Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Europe, Portugal, Viana do Castelo. Statue on the Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart on the Monte de Luzia, Mount of Saint Lucy.

Europe, Portugal, Viana do Castelo. Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart on the Monte de Luzia, Mount of Saint Lucy.

Europe, Portugal, Viana do Castelo. Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart on the Monte de Luzia, Mount of Saint Lucy.

Europe, Portugal, Viana do Castelo. Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart on the Monte de Luzia, Mount of Saint Lucy.

Replica of the grotto at the Lady of the Lourdes shrine in the Convent of the Concepcionistas. Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Souvenir shop on the top of Cerro de Monserrate, next Santuario del Senor de Monserrate, Church, Bogota, Colombia

Fresco on outside wall, Sucevita Monastery, Sucevita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Church of Saint Mary, Mosta, Malta

Statue of Pope Pius the ninth, Saint Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Holy Monastery of Roussanou, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

The baptistry and cathedral, Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Part of Last Judgement fresco on wall, Voronet Monastery, near Gura Humorului, Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Statue of Saint Paul outside Syracuse Cathedral, Piazza Duomo, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Nuestra Senora de los Remedios, also called Iglesia de Mercedes, on Great Pyramid of Cholula, Cholula, Mexico

Exterior fresco, Church Of The Annunciation, Moldovita Monastery, Moldovita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Notre Dame Cathedral and statue of Virgin Mary, Ho Chi Minh City, (Saigon), Vietnam

Shrine in the courtyard of the Holy Monastery of Saint Stephen, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Santuario del Senor de Monserrate, people praying to Morena virgin from Montserrat or Moreneta, Church, Bogota, Colombia

Syracuse Cathedral, Piazza Duomo, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Italy, Europe

Pilgrimage church Madonna del Sasso, panoramic view over Lake maggiore, Orselina, near Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland

Pilgrimage church Madonna del Sasso, panoramic view over Lake maggiore, Orselina, near Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Steingaden, Wies church, detail of sculptures of the saints

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Steingaden, Wies church, detail with two sculptures

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Koenigssee. St. Bartholomae Church

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Koenigssee. St. Bartholomae Church

Igreja do Bom Jesus with Escadorio dos Cinco Sentidos, Staircase of Five Senses, Santuario do Bom Jesus do Monte, Good Jesus of the Mount sanctuary, Tenoes, Braga, Cavado, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Igreja do Bom Jesus with Fonte das Cinco Chagas, Escadorio dos Cinco Sentidos, Staircase of Five Senses, Santuario do Bom Jesus do Monte, Good Jesus of the Mount sanctuary, Tenoes, Braga, Cavado, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Goldworks at the altar of Se Cathedral, Sedos Episcopalis, Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Altar and interiors, Wies Church, pilgrimage church of the scourged Savior, County Steingaden, Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Catholic Church in the valley of Theth National Park, Albania. albanian alps

Altar and Turkish Madonna, Mariazell Cloister, Klein-Mariazell, Triestingtal (Triesting Valley), Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Altar, Heddal Stave Church (Heddal Stavkirke), thirteenth-century stave church in Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Late-baroque high altar and altarpiece depicting John the Baptist at the parish church in Altenmarkt, Triestingtal, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

View to the bird island Little Skellig from the the monk settlement which was founded 588 and was abandoned about 1100, Skellig Michael, Ireland

Sanctuary of Mary Magdalene by Jose Sala Sala, Novelda, Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain

Sanctuary of Mary Magdalene by Jose Sala Sala, Novelda, Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain

Sanctuary of Mary Magdalene by Jose Sala Sala, Novelda, Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain

Sanctuary of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Wells, Somerset, England, UK

Crowned Madonna sanctuary, Santuario Madre di Dio Incoronata, architect Luigi Vagnetti, 1965, Foggia, Puglia, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Old town Square and St. Nicholas Church during a popular festival, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Christian pilgrim lights candle, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East, Orient

The Kirchwarft dwelling mound with the church and the pastorate in the evening light, Hallig Hooge Island, North Sea, Schleswig-Holstein's Wadden Sea National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Friesland, Northern Germany, Europe

Reclining wooden statue of jesus christ and painting of madonna with child inside the santa maddalena church in val di funes, dolomites, italy

Golden Rock with stupa and cloud Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Bago Burma

Interior, Church of Saint Demetrius or Hagios Demetrio, Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Church, built with Adobe construction methods, Parinacota, mountain village, Lauca National Park, Altiplano, Norte Grande, Northern Chile, Chile, South America

Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Afrique, Algiers, Algeria, Africa

Altar, interior decoration and ceiling painting in the church Nostra Senyora dels Angels, Pollensa, Pollenca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Mediterranean, Spain, Europe

Sarcophagus, legendary grave of Saint Remi or Remigius, sanctuary, basilica Abbey of Saint-Remi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne, France, Europe

Interior of the Church of San Giovanni Battista, architect Mario Botta, Fusio, Mogno, Lavizzara, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, Europe

Happy Buddha, monk at an altar, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia