Basilica of Saint Martin Tours, France Introduction The Basilica of St. Martin is a Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, over whose tomb it was built. It is located in Tours, France. The first basilica was...
Category - Catholic Shrine Basilica
Begoñako Basilica, Bilbao, Spain
Begoñako Basilica, Bilbao, Spain Introduction The Basilica of Begoña (or Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Begoña in Spanish) is a basilica in Bilbao, in Spain, dedicated to the patron saint of Biscay, the Virgin Begoña. It is built...
St. Mary’s Assumption , Cologne, Germany
St. Mary's Assumption , Cologne, Germany Introduction The Catholic parish church of St. Mary’s Assumption was for a long time the largest church in Cologne after the cathedral and is one of the few remaining examples of...
St. Paul’s Church, Antwerp, Belgium
St. Paul's Church, Antwerp, Belgium Introduction St. Paul’s Church (Dutch: Sint-Pauluskerk) is a Roman Catholic Church located at the Veemarkt in Antwerp, Belgium. Its exterior is mainly Gothic with a Baroque tower while...
Basilica of St. Michael Mondsee, Austria
Basilica of St. Michael Mondsee, Austria Introduction Mondsee Abbey (Kloster Mondsee) was a prominent Benedictine monastery situated in Mondsee, Upper Austria. The Abbey Church of St. Michael, which is part of the complex, now...
Basilica of St. Martin, Weingarten, Germany
Basilica of St. Martin, Weingarten, Germany Introduction Weingarten Abbey or St. Martin’s Abbey (German: Reichsabtei Weingarten until 1803, then merely Abtei Weingarten) is a Benedictine monastery on the Martinsberg (St...
St. Peter’s Abbey Salzburg, Austria
St. Peter's Abbey Salzburg, Austria Introduction St Peter’s Abbey (German: Stift Sankt Peter), or St Peter’s Archabbey (German: Erzabtei Stift Sankt Peter, Latin: Archiabbatia sancti Petri Salisburgensis), is a...
Franciscan Church Salzburg, Austria
Franciscan Church Salzburg, Austria Introduction The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady ( Franciscan Church ) of the Franciscan monastery in the centre of the old town of Salzburg stands at the intersection of Franziskanergasse...
Jesuit Church of the Annunciation, Mindelheim, Germany
Jesuit Church of the Annunciation, Mindelheim, Germany Introduction The Annunciation of Mary is a former monastery church in the Upper Swabian district town of Mindelheim . The building was the monastery church of the...
St. Nicholas Church, Wismar, Germany
St. Nicholas Church, Wismar, Germany Introduction St Nicholas of Wismar was built from 1381 until 1487 as a church for sailors and fishermen. St Nicholas is one of the finest testaments to mediaeval brick architecture in northern...
