Sacred Places
7 places found
ChristianityEichstätt Cathedral
Eichstätt · Germany · church
The Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Eichstätt in Bavaria, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Saint Willibald and the Holy Saviour, its core raised on the site of Saint Willibald's own eighth-century foundation and still holding his tomb.
ChristianityEssen Minster
Essen · Germany · church
The Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Essen in western Germany, this Gothic hall church grew from Essen Abbey, founded around 845 by Altfrid, Bishop of Hildesheim, and today shelters the Golden Madonna, the oldest fully sculptural image of Mary north of the Alps.
ChristianityFreiburg Minster
Freiburg im Breisgau · Germany · church
Freiburg Minster is the Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Freiburg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, its 116-metre Gothic tower long called one of the most beautiful spires in Christendom. Dedicated to Our Lady, it has stood at the heart of the city's old market square since the thirteenth century.
ChristianityFreising Cathedral
Freising · Germany · church
Freising Cathedral, the Mariendom, is a Romanesque basilica on the Domberg above the old episcopal town of Freising in Bavaria, dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Corbinian and serving today as co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
ChristianityFulda Cathedral
Fulda · Germany · church
Fulda Cathedral, dedicated to Christ the Saviour, is the Baroque cathedral of the Diocese of Fulda in Hesse, Germany, built as the abbey church of Fulda Abbey and the resting place of Saint Boniface, apostle to the Germans.
ChristianitySt. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau
Passau · Germany · church
The Baroque cathedral of the Diocese of Passau in southeastern Germany, dedicated to Saint Stephen the protomartyr and crowned by the largest cathedral organ in the world.
ChristianityWurzburg Cathedral
· Germany · church
A Roman Catholic cathedral in Bavaria dedicated to Saint Kilian, ranked among Germany's largest Romanesque churches and a masterpiece of architecture from the Salian era.