Roman Catholic
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Trier Cathedral Treasury
Trier, Germany
1480
Occupying a small room inside Trier Cathedral, this treasury displays some of Europe's greatest relics - including a nail from the Crucifixion and a sandal of St. Andrew - along with important religious art from a variety of periods.
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Roman Catholic Church of St Giles
Cheadle, England
Roman Catholic Church. 1841-6 by A.W.N. Pugin for the Earl of Shrewsbury.
- Basilica di San Domenico Bologna, Italy 1251
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Basilica di Santo Stefano
Bologna, Italy
5th-12th cent.
Santo Stefano is a monastic complex of four Romanesque churches (11-13C) built on the site of a pagan temple to Isis and incorporating earlier churches dating back to the 4th century. There is also a medieval cloister and small museum.
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Selby Abbey
Selby, England
1069
According to tradition, Selby Abbey was the earliest Benedictine monastery in the north of England, founded in 1069. Today it is a Grade-I listed parish church featuring Norman and Decorated Gothic architecture and 14C stained glass.
- Église Des Jacobins Toulouse, France c. 1230
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Melrose Abbey
Melrose, Scotland
1136-46
This Cistercian abbey south of Edinburgh was founded in 1136 and is now in picturesque ruins. It is said to enshrine the heart of Robert the Bruce.
- Church of Our Lady Victorious Prague, Czech Republic 1611
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Notre-Dame Cathedral
Paris, France
1296
One of the most famous cathedrals in the world, Notre-Dame Cathedral is an Early Gothic beauty famed for its historical importance, fascinating sculpture, and medieval stained glass.
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St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is the world headquarters of Roman Catholicism and one of the largest churches in the world. Founded by Constantine the Great in 324, it stands over the tomb of Saint Peter the Apostle.
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Church of Saint-Sulpice
Paris, France
1646-1780
Dubbed the “Cathedral of the Rive Gauche,” Saint-Sulpice is one of the largest churches in Paris. It was constructed sporadically between 1646 and 1745 in the Late Baroque style.