Home›Christian Sites›Origin Period Start Year›12th centuryBrowse By12th centuryThis page groups sacred sites by the year their sacred standing is first dated to. Wikipedia notes that the relics of the apostle James "discovered c. 830" are what made Santiago de Compostela a pilgrimage destination. Browsing by start year lets a visitor compare how old one site's sacred status is against another's.FactsLearn More12th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedPlaces of the Gospel narrative in the Holy Land, the tombs of apostles and saints, and the cathedrals, monasteries and shrines that grew from them. The group spans Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Protestant Christianity, whose accounts of what makes a place holy differ sharply: the Reformation broke with relics and pilgrimage, so some members are holy to some Christians only. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreThe holy places of Christianity This group gathers the sacred sites of Christianity, the most numerous in the atlas, reflecting two thousand years of church-building, pilgrimage and the veneration of holy places across the globe. Christian sacred geography centres above all on the scenes of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in the Holy Land, and radiates outward to the tombs of apostles and saints, great cathedrals and pilgrimage shrines. The browser will find sites bound to the Gospel narrative in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, the apostolic centres of Rome and beyond, and the pilgrimage destinations that drew the medieval and modern faithful. The entries describe each place's religious associations and history across the different Christian traditions.12th centuryFilter Results18 entriesCountryAllBaden-Wurttemberg (1)France (5)Germany (5)Italy (1)Portugal (1)Spain (1)United Kingdom (2)Site TypeAllChurch, cathedral or chapel (2)Freestanding bell tower or campanile (1)Monastery or monastic community (14)Pilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (2)Originated InAllEngland (2)France (1)Germany (5)Italy (1)Western Europe (2)TraditionAllChristianity (4)Practice StatusAllIn active religious use (7)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (2)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (3)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (8)Not Inscribed (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Alcobaca Monastery12th centuryChartres Cathedral12th centuryEbrach Abbey12th centuryEldena Abbey12th centuryFontenay Abbey12th centuryFountains Abbey12th centuryLe Thoronet Abbey12th centuryLoccum Abbey12th centuryMaulbronn Monastery12th centuryNeuburg Abbey12th centuryNotre-Dame de Paris12th centuryPoblet Monastery12th centuryRievaulx Abbey12th centuryScheyern Abbey12th centurySenanque Abbey12th centurySponheim Abbey12th centuryThe Leaning Tower of Pisa12th centuryWalkenried Abbey12th centurySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Sacred Sites2. Pilgrimage in Medieval Englandtier 1Diana Webb, Hambledon and London, 2000What Defines This Grouping: Places of the Gospel narrative in the Holy Land, the tombs of apostles and saints, and the cathedrals, monasteries and shrines that grew from them. The group spans Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Protestant Christianity, whose accounts of what makes a place holy differ sharply: the Reformation broke with relics and pilgrimage, so some members are holy to some Christians only.Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.