Welcome to The Complete Catholic Pilgrim, a guide to the 100 Greatest Catholic Sites around the world. These places, chosen for their religious, historic and architectural importance, encompass millenia of the Catholic religious experience. Come explore churches, cathedrals, shrines, museums and other amazing pilgrimage destinations, from the ancient places of the New Testament to modern architectural masterpieces , and everything in between. Discover what hidden treasures of faith may be found in your own neighborhood.
Jesus of Nazareth
- Basilica of the Annunciation || Nazareth, Israel
- Church of the Nativity || Bethlehem, Palestine*
- Church of the Beatitudes || Tabgha, Israel
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre || Jerusalem, Israel*
- Chapel of the Ascension || Jerusalem, Israel**
Saints of the New Testament
- Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican || Rome, Italy || Tomb of Peter
- Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela || Santiago, Spain || Tomb of James the Greater
- Basilica of St. Thomas || Chennai, India || Tomb of Thomas
- Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Wall || Rome, Italy || Tomb of Paul
- Basilica of St. Mark || Venice, Italy || Tomb of Mark the Evangelist
- Basilica of Mary Magdalene || Vezelay, France || Tomb of Mary Magdalene
- Cathedral of Cologne || Cologne, Germany || Shrine of the Three Kings
Saints of the Roman Era
- Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Wall || Rome, Italy || Tomb of Lawrence
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary || Dubrovnik, Croatia || Tomb of Blaise
- Basilica of St. Nicholas || Bari, Italy || Tomb of Nicholas
- Church of St. Hilary the Great || Poitiers, France || Shrine of Hilary of Poitiers
- Basilica of St. Augustine || Rome, Italy || Tomb of Monica
- Basilica of St. Martin of Tours || Tours, France || Tomb of Martin of Tours
- Basilica of St. Ambrose || Milan, Italy || Tomb of Ambrose
- Basilica of St. Peter in the Gold Sky || Pavia, Italy || Tomb of Augustine of Hippo
- Cathedral of Down || Down, Northern Ireland || Tomb of Patrick**
Saints of the Early Middle Ages
- Basilica of St. Denis || Paris, France || Tomb of Clovis I
- Abbey of Monte Cassino || Mont Cassino, Italy || Tomb of Benedict
- Cathedral of Durham || Durham, England || Tomb of Bede the Venerable**
- Cathedral of Fulda || Fulda, Germany || Tomb of Boniface
Saints of the Middle Ages
- Cathedral of Aachen || Aachen, Germany || Tomb of Charlemagne
- Cathedral of St. Vitus || Prague, Czech Republic || Tomb of Wenceslaus
- Basilica of Esztergom || Esztergom, Hungary || Shrine of Stephen of Hungary
- Abbey of Westminster || London, England || Tomb of Edward the Confessor**
- Cathedral of Wawel || Krakow, Poland || Tomb of Stanislaus the Martyr
Saints of the Late Middle Ages
- Cathedral of Troyes || Troyes, France || Tomb of Bernard of Clairvaux
- Cathedral of Canterbury || Canterbury, England || Tomb of Thomas Becket**
- Basilica of St. Dominic || Bologna, Italy || Tomb of Dominic
- Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi || Assisi, Italy || Tomb of Francis of Assisi
- Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua || Padua, Italy || Tomb of Anthony of Padua
- Convent of the Jacobins || Toulouse, France || Tomb of Thomas Aquinas
Saints of the Renaissance
- Basilica of San Domenico || Siena, Italy || Tomb of Catherine of Siena
- Place de Vieux Marche || Rouen, France || Shrine of Joan of Arc
- Cathedral of Vilnius || Vilnius, Lithuania || Tomb of Casimir of Poland
- Basilica of Bom Jesus || Goa, India || Tomb of Francis Xavier
- Mother Church of the Jesuits || Rome, Italy || Tomb of Ignatius of Loyola
- Convent of the Annunciation || Alba de Tormes, Spain || Tomb of Teresa of Avila
Saints of the Modern Age
- Convent of St. Dominic || Lima, Peru || Tomb of Rose of Lima
- Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola || Rome, Italy || Tomb of Robert Bellarmine
- St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church || Drogheda, Ireland || Tomb of Oliver Plunkett
- National Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton || Emitsburg, Maryland || Tomb of Elizabeth Ann Seton
- Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity || Kolkata, India || Tomb of Mother Theresa
Marian Shrines
- Basilicas of St. Mary major & Our Lady of Divine Love || Rome, Italy
- Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar || Zaragoza, Spain
- Monastery of Jasna Gora || Czestochowa, Poland
- Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe || Mexico City, Mexico
- Basilica of Aparecida || Aparecida, Brazil
- Sanctuary of Lourdes || Lourdes, France
- Basilica of Our Lady || Knock, Ireland
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima || Fatima, Portugal
Early Christian/Catholic Historic Sites
- House of the Virgin Mary || Ephesus, Turkey**
- Church of St. Peter || Antakya, Turkey**
- Church of St. Paul’s Shipwreck || Valletta, Malta
- Holy Grotto of the Revelation || Patmos, Greece**
- Catacombs of Rome || Rome, Italy
- Lateran Complex || Rome, Italy
- Milvian Bridge || Rome, Italy**
- Church of St. Nicholas of Myra || Demre, Turkey**
- Basilica of St. Augustine || Annaba, Algeria
Later Catholic Historic Sites in Europe
- Basilica of Saint-Pierre-Aux-Nonnains || Metz, France**
- Ancient Christian Monuments of Ravenna || Ravenna, Italy
- Ancient Churches of Salzburg || Salzburg, Austria
- Cathedral of Trier || Trier, Germany
- Cathedral of Clermont-Ferrand || Clermont, France
- Cathedral of St. Stephen || Vienna, Austria
- Cathedral of St. Mary of the See || Seville, Spain
- Church of Our Lord in the Attic || Amsterdam, Netherlands
Later Catholic Historic Sites Beyond Europe
- Cathedral of Santa Maria La Menor || Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Metropolitan Cathedral || Mexico City, Mexico
- Churches of the Plaza des Armas || Cuzco, Peru
- San Miguel Mission || Santa Fe, New Mexico
- City of Basilicas || Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument || Nagasaki, Japan
- Basilica of Santo Nino || Cebu City, Philippines
- Basilica of the Black Nazarene || Manila, Philippines
- Cathedral of Notre Dame de Quebec || Quebec City, Canada
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception || Washington, DC
- Cathedral of Kisantu || Kisantu, East Congo
Catholic Architectural Wonders
- Abbey of Mont St. Michel || St-Malo, France
- Papal Palace || Avignon, France
- Church of Santa Maria Delle Grazie || Milan, Italy
- Mezquita Mosque-Cathedral || Cordoba, Spain
- Apostolic Palace || Vatican City
- Abbey of Melk || Melk, Austria
- Sanctuary of Las Lajas || Nariño, Colombia
- Basilica of Our Lady of Peace || Yamousoukro, Ivory Coast
- Ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral || Macau, China
- Statue of Christ the Redeemer || Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Our Lady of Lebanon || Harissa, Lebanon
Catholic Artifacts
- Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem || Rome, Italy || Relics from the Crucifixion
- Santo Toribio de Liebana Monastery || Cantabria, Spain || The True Cross
- Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris || Paris, France || The Crown of Thorns
- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist || Turin, Italy || The Shroud of Turin
Catholic Crusader Sites
- Fort St. Angelo || Valleta, Malta
- Convent of the Order of Christ || Tomar, Portugal
*Jurisdiction currently shared between Catholic and non-Catholic institutions
**Not currently under Catholic jurisdiction
