Home›Christian Sites›Public Access›Open to the PublicBrowse ByOpen to the PublicFactsLearn MoreOpen to the PublicSourcesComments (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.Open to the PublicFilter Results14 entriesCountryAllCzechia (1)France (3)Germany (1)Greece (1)Israel (1)Italy (1)United Kingdom (6)Site TypeAllChurch, cathedral or chapel (5)Freestanding bell tower or campanile (1)Monastery or monastic community (7)Sacred mountain, hill or peak (1)Sacred river, lake, spring or sea (1)Sacred rock formation or outcrop (1)Pilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (9)Originated InAllBritish Isles (4)British Isles and Gaul (5)Central Europe (1)England (1)Germany (1)Greece (1)Italy (1)The Levant (1)Western Europe (3)Origin Period Start YearAll563 (1)635 (1)708 (1)712 (1)995 (1)1132 (1)1173 (1)1194 (1)1201 (1)1400 (1)Part OfAllDissolution of the Monasteries (1)TraditionAllCeltic Paganism (1)Christianity (12)Practice StatusAllIn active religious use (8)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (2)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (5)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (7)Not Inscribed (4)On a National Tentative List (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14Chartres CathedralOpen to the PublicDurham CathedralOpen to the PublicEbrach AbbeyOpen to the PublicFountains AbbeyOpen to the PublicGlastonbury AbbeyOpen to the PublicGlastonbury TorOpen to the PublicIonaOpen to the PublicLindisfarneOpen to the PublicMeteoraOpen to the PublicMont Saint-MichelOpen to the PublicReims CathedralOpen to the PublicSea of GalileeOpen to the PublicSedlec OssuaryOpen to the PublicThe Leaning Tower of PisaOpen to the PublicSources1. 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.