Home›Christian Sites›UNESCO World Heritage Status›Inscribed on the World Heritage ListBrowse ByInscribed on the World Heritage ListThis page groups sacred sites by whether UNESCO has formally recognized them. Wikipedia notes elsewhere that cultural traditions can be "recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," the same kind of international listing that applies to World Heritage sites. Browsing by UNESCO status lets a visitor see which sacred sites carry that international recognition and which do not.FactsLearn MoreInscribed on the World Heritage ListSourcesComments (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.Inscribed on the World Heritage ListFilter Results32 entriesCountryAllArmenia (1)Austria (1)Baden-Wurttemberg (1)Egypt (1)France (5)Germany (2)Greece (3)Ireland (1)Israel (1)Italy (4)Palestine (1)Portugal (1)Russia (2)Spain (3)Turkey (2)United Kingdom (3)Vatican City (1)Site TypeAllCave sanctuary (natural) (1)Church, cathedral or chapel (17)Freestanding bell tower or campanile (1)Monastery or monastic community (14)Mosque (1)Necropolis, cemetery or burial ground (1)Religious settlement or planned community (1)Sacred mountain, hill or peak (2)Sacred rock formation or outcrop (1)Tomb or grave of a holy figure (2)Pilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (12)One of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage places (2)Pilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (2)Originated InAllBritish Isles (3)British Isles and Gaul (3)Eastern Europe (2)Egypt (1)England (1)France (1)Germany (1)Greece (3)Iberia (2)Iberia and Southern France (2)Italy (5)The Levant (2)Turkey (2)Western Europe (6)Origin Period Start YearAll325 (1)327 (1)400 (1)537 (1)548 (1)597 (1)600 (1)708 (1)995 (1)1001 (1)1088 (1)1089 (1)1118 (1)1132 (1)1147 (1)1151 (1)1153 (1)1163 (1)1173 (1)1194 (1)1201 (1)1228 (1)1337 (1)1517 (1)1555 (1)1722 (1)TraditionAllBahá’í Faith (1)Christianity (24)Islam (1)Judaism (1)Practice StatusAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (1)Control of or access to the site is contested (2)In active religious use (24)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (3)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32Alcobaca MonasteryInscribed on the World Heritage ListBasilica di Santa Croce in GerusalemmeInscribed on the World Heritage ListCanterbury CathedralInscribed on the World Heritage ListCathedral of AniInscribed on the World Heritage ListCathedral of San Salvador, OviedoInscribed on the World Heritage ListChartres CathedralInscribed on the World Heritage ListDurham CathedralInscribed on the World Heritage ListFontenay AbbeyInscribed on the World Heritage ListFountains AbbeyInscribed on the World Heritage ListHagia SophiaInscribed on the World Heritage ListHerrnhutInscribed on the World Heritage ListHoly Trinity-St Sergius LavraInscribed on the World Heritage ListMaulbronn MonasteryInscribed on the World Heritage ListMelk AbbeyInscribed on the World Heritage ListMeteoraInscribed on the World Heritage ListMont Saint-MichelInscribed on the World Heritage ListMount AthosInscribed on the World Heritage ListMount CarmelInscribed on the World Heritage ListNotre-Dame de ParisInscribed on the World Heritage ListPatmosInscribed on the World Heritage ListPoblet MonasteryInscribed on the World Heritage ListReims CathedralInscribed on the World Heritage ListSaint Basil's CathedralInscribed on the World Heritage ListSaint Catherine's MonasteryInscribed on the World Heritage ListSaint Peter's Basilica and the Vatican NecropolisInscribed on the World Heritage ListSantiago de CompostelaInscribed on the World Heritage ListSkellig MichaelInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Basilica of Saint Francis, AssisiInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Church of the NativityInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Early Christian Monuments of RavennaInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Leaning Tower of PisaInscribed on the World Heritage ListWittenbergInscribed on the World Heritage ListSources1. 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.