Christianity

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.

An abbey dedicated to St. Mary, and homed Canon Regulars following Premonstratensian rule.

This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.

This bust remembers the haunting local legend of a murderous monk.

Local legend says a monk brought Christianity to Bornholm through his sermons in a cave inside this free-standing rock.