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Romanesque Sites

Below is an illustrated index of the 187 Romanesque sites profiled on Sacred Destinations so far. For photo credits, please see corresponding articles.



Featured Romanesque Sites

  • Aulnay Church
    Aulnay-de-Saintonge, France
    Located in a peaceful village setting overlooking a pasture, this church's beautiful architecture is enhanced by fascinating Romanesque sculpture inside and out.
  • Autun Cathedral
    Autun, France
    Dating from the early 12th century with later Gothic additions, the Cathédrale St-Lazare is a pilgrimage church (for relics of Lazarus) famed for its splendid sculptures by the Romanesque sculptor Gislebertus.
  • Basilica of the Holy Blood
    Bruges, Belgium
    This beautiful 12th-century basilica on Burg Square houses a very sacred relic - a vial said to contain the coagulated blood of Christ, collected at the crucifixion by Joseph of Arimathea.

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