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SAINT PETER’S BASILICA – PICTURE GALLERY

July 13, 2017 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

SAINT PETER’S BASILICA – PICTURE GALLERY

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CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL – PICTURE GALLERY

July 13, 2017 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL – PICTURE GALLERY

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ST. PETER’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

February 15, 2015 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

Drogheda, Ireland Oliver Plunket is the most famous of all Irish-born saints.  His martyrdom was certainly one of the best known, as he was the last Catholic to be killed for his faith in England, which is saying something considering that religious persecutions had been ravaging the British Isles for well over a century.  His shrine in Drogheda is the most important saintly … [Read more...]

CHURCH OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

February 15, 2015 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

Rome, Italy As if Rome did not already boast enough world class churches filled with the tombs of the Church’s honored dead, the Eternal City is home also to the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martin.  Ironically, St. Ignatius is not buried here, but at the Mother Church of the Jesuits, also in Rome.  However, Robert Bellarmine, one of his most important successors … [Read more...]

CONVENT OF ST. DOMINIC

February 15, 2015 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

Lima, Peru Lima in Peru was one of the great cities of the old Spanish Colonial Empire in the Americas.  Not surprisingly, it is home to many old and beautiful churches.  In the 16th and 17th centuries, Lima was also home to a woman named Rose, the first Catholic saint to be born in the New World.  The site of her tomb in the city’s Convent of St. Dominic became one of the … [Read more...]

CONVENT OF THE ANNUNCIATION

February 15, 2015 By Howard Kramer 2 Comments

Alba de Tormes, Spain The relatively unassuming Convent of the Annunciation in the picturesque town of Alba de Tormes in Central Spain is the site of the tomb of Teresa of Avila, one of only a handful of woman to be designated a Doctor of the Church and perhaps the greatest female theologian in Christian history.  The convent, one of a score that she founded, unexpectedly … [Read more...]

MOTHER CHURCH OF THE JESUITS

February 15, 2015 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

Rome, Italy As if Rome did not already boast enough world class churches filled with the tombs of the Catholicism’s honored dead, the Eternal City is home also to the Church of the Gesu, or the Mother Church of the Jesuits.  The Jesuits, the most famous post-medieval Catholic order, was the brainchild of Ignatius of Loyala.  Despite his Spanish heritage, he established the … [Read more...]

CATHEDRAL OF VILNIUS

February 15, 2015 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

Vilnius, Lithuania From the late Middle Ages until the early 17th century, the realm of Poland-Lithuania sprawed across Northeastern Europe.  Wedged between Orthodox Russia to the East and what would become Protestant Prussia and Scandinavia, this vast kingdom and its survivor states was, and remains, a bastion of Catholicism.  Its rulers became staunch defenders of … [Read more...]

PLACE DE VIEUX MARCHE

February 15, 2015 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

Rouen, France Throughout much of the 14th and the first half of the 15th centuries, the history of France was synonymous with the Hundred Years War.  Following a series of disastrous military defeats, much of France was occupied by England and its continental allies.  Initially a struggle over the monarchal succession, the war took on the tone of a religious crusade in 1429 AD … [Read more...]

BASILICA OF SAN DOMENICO

February 15, 2015 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

Siena, Italy Siena, one of the oldest cities in Italy, was the home town of Catherine, one of the towering female Christian figures of the Middle Ages and one of only three women to be designated as a Doctor of the Church.  During her years as a Dominican disciple, she used Siena as a base for her travels throughout Italy and France, where she worked diligently to achieve … [Read more...]

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Welcome to The Complete Pilgrim(TM)! This site, created by Howard Kramer, is a combination travel blog and online guide to the world's greatest sites of religious interest (with some historic and recreational places thrown in for good measure). All written content has been originally researched and produced and is provided free for public research and enjoyment. Thank you for visiting!

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WITTENBERG CASTLE CHURCH

WITTENBERG CASTLE CHURCH

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5 PLACES TO VISIT IN HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA – MUSLIM TRAVEL ROCKS

5 PLACES TO VISIT IN HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA – MUSLIM TRAVEL ROCKS

by Glory Ali The City of Brotherly Love offers tons to see and do and get this, it’s FREE. That’s right you heard it right it’s FREE. Click here for complete article  

MOVING THE U.S. EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM – FAITH IN FAITHS

MOVING THE U.S. EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM – FAITH IN FAITHS

by Mary Neuhauser President Trump recently announced his intentions to move the United States Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, thereby recognizing Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel. The purpose of this article is to give you a brief overview of what this decision means and why it matters. Click here for […]

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BASILICA OF ST. DENIS

Last month, I visited one of the most fascinating churches I have ever been to, the almost completely ignored Basilica of St. Denis in the northern suburbs of Paris.  Almost every French monarch is buried here, and almost nobody goes here.  Here are some pics I took:

Basilica of St. Denis

Tomb of Clovis

Tomb of Clovis

Tombs of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Tombs of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Tomb of Louis XIV The Sun King

Tomb of Louis XIV The Sun King

Royal Tombs

Royal Tombs

The Crypt

The Crypt

 

 

 

 

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Howard Kramer is the creator and author of The Complete Pilgrim. He first took an interest in religious sites in his early twenties when traveling through Italy after college. In the two decades since he has traveled to more than two dozen countries and almost every state, visiting and photographing hundreds of the world’s greatest churches, synagogues and other places of religious interest. Howard has been writing about religious sites for the better part of the last decade, and The Complete Pilgrim is the culmination of years of his work and passion.

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