Christianity

This medieval pilgrimage site was a key part of the early Christian missionary work in Scotland.

This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.

Some say this small Italian church holds a gate to Heaven.

This fifth-century church is one of the oldest Christian sites in the Balkans.

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

Once a Catholic mission, this small town tucked between the ocean and the mountains is now a magical spot for art and history lovers.

One of the oldest Christian churches still standing in the Americas, and almost certainly Mexico's oldest in continuous use.

This 30-foot-high statue of Christ was intended to be part of a prehistoric theme park.

The physical legacy of one man’s lifetime mission, following a near-fatal mine accident, to publicly proselytize for Christianity.

For over two centuries, this palace served as a residence for the Holy Roman Inquisition's leaders, a courthouse, and a prison.

This remote Scottish cave has been a site of Christian pilgrimage for many centuries.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

Legend holds that St. Paul was flogged for preaching Christianity at this pillar.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

One of Malta’s most popular beaches features a seemingly out-of-place statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.