Home›Christian Sites›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups sacred sites by the specific religion or culture that consecrated them. Wikipedia defines a sacred space as "a designated area, often marked by physical boundaries or symbols, that is considered holy or consecrated by a particular religion or culture." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every site belonging to one tradition together.FactsLearn MoreTraditionSourcesComments (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.TraditionFilter Results5 entriesCountryAllArmenia (1)Belgium (1)Czechia (1)Egypt (1)France (1)Germany (1)Ghana (1)Greece (1)Ireland (1)Israel (3)Italy (1)Mexico (1)Palestine (1)Poland (1)Portugal (1)Russia (1)Spain (1)Turkey (2)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (1)Vatican City (1)Site TypeAllApparition or vision site (1)Cave sanctuary (natural) (1)Church, cathedral or chapel (2)Freestanding bell tower or campanile (1)Monastery or monastic community (3)Mosque (1)Necropolis, cemetery or burial ground (1)Religious settlement or planned community (1)Rock-cut or underground sanctuary (1)Sacred grove or forest (1)Sacred mountain, hill or peak (4)Sacred river, lake, spring or sea (1)Sacred rock formation or outcrop (1)Shrine (1)Synagogue (1)Tomb or grave of a holy figure (1)Pilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (3)One of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage places (1)Pilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (1)Pilgrimage gathered on a dated festival (1)Originated InAllBritish Isles (2)British Isles and Gaul (2)Central Europe (1)Eastern Europe (1)Egypt (1)Germany (1)Greece (1)Iberia (1)Iberia and Southern France (1)Italy (1)Mesoamerica (1)North America (1)The Levant (3)Turkey (2)United States (1)West Africa (1)Western Europe (1)Origin Period Start YearAll0 (1)150 (1)325 (1)327 (1)400 (1)537 (1)548 (1)563 (1)597 (1)600 (1)635 (1)708 (1)712 (1)800 (1)942 (1)995 (1)1001 (1)1051 (1)1061 (1)1088 (1)1163 (1)1173 (1)1194 (1)1201 (1)1228 (1)1262 (1)1337 (1)1382 (1)1400 (1)1491 (1)1517 (1)1531 (1)1722 (1)1858 (1)1906 (1)1917 (1)Part OfAllDissolution of the Monasteries (1)Practice StatusAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (1)Control of or access to the site is contested (1)Historical; not practised continuously (1)In active religious use (4)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (2)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (1)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (2)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (4)Inscribed on the World Heritage List and on the List in Danger (1)Not Inscribed (2)On a National Tentative List (1)Adherents Today MaximumAll5,000,000 (1)14,800,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll5,000,000 (1)14,800,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (3)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (3)Era of Decline End YearAll700 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll300 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)No Establishment (1)Varies by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (2)Customary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll1969-12-31 (1)2010-01-01 (3)2011-01-27 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (3)2026-08-13 (1)Origin Period End YearAll400 BCE (1)100 BCE (1)50 (1)632 (1)1863 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Marriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (2)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Interest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (1)Living, and practised in varied local forms (2)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Standard Rate ExpectedAllNineteen percent. (1)Ten percent. (1)Two and a half percent. (1)TheologyAllMonotheistic: one God (4)Polytheistic: many gods (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBahá’í FaithTradition1 entryCeltic PaganismTradition1 entryChristianityTradition48 entriesIslamTradition1 entryJudaismTradition1 entrySources1. 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. 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