sacred waters
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Crater Lake
Oregon
c. 5700 BCE
This spectacular mountain lake in Oregon's Cascade Mountains is renowned for its great depth and beauty. It is sacred to the Klamath Indians.
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Hierapolis (Pamukkale)
Turkey
Said to have been founded by Apollo, Hierapolis (modern-day Pamukkale) was the site of sacred hot springs associated with Pluto, god of the underworld.
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Grotto of Massabielle
Lourdes, France
1858
The holiest site at Lourdes, this is the grotto in which Mary appeared to Bernadette in 1858 and the source of the shrine's healing waters.
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Silver Well
Cerne Abbas, England
Said to have been blessed by Saint Augustine himself, this holy well is believed to have healing and fertility properties.
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Asklepion
Bergama, Turkey
Pergamum's 2nd-century Asklepion was a famed temple and medical center dedicated to Asklepius, the god of healing. Some treatments used a sacred water source that was later discovered to have radioactive properties.
