Sacred Sites in Italy

Italy is a southern European country that has had a tremendous influence on the culture and religion of the entire Mediterranean region and, by extension, much of the Western world. Rome, the "Eternal City," was the administrative and spiritual center of an empire that stretched across the entire known world; it later became the center of Christianity, the largest religion in the world. As might be expected given its important religious history, Italy is home to a vast array of sacred sites encompassing a variety of traditions, from ancient Roman temples and early Christian sites to medieval synagogues and magnificent Renaissance cathedrals. Below is an illustrated index of the sacred sites and religious places in Italy profiled so far on Sacred Destinations, listed in alphabetical order by name. Please note this list is far from comprehensive - many more great sites remain to be added. You can also view these sites on an interactive map.

Featured Sites in Italy Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa, Tuscany One of Europe's great icons, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is the campanile (bell tower) of Pisa Cathedral. In addition to its astonishing lean, the tower is notable for its magnificent Romanesque arcading. Arian Baptistery Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna This baptistery was built at the end of the 5th century, when the Arian Visigoths ruled Italy. The dome mosaic shows the baptism of Christ with a personification of the River Jordan. Pisa Cathedral Pisa, Tuscany Begun in 1093, Pisa Cathedral is a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture. Its marble exterior is covered in rhythmic arcades and the interior boasts important works of art by Pisano and others.

All Sites in Italy (View on Map) Agrigento Temples Agrigento Altamura Cathedral Altamura Amalfi Cathedral Amalfi Anagni Cathedral Anagni Arch of Constantine Rome Arch of Titus Rome Arian Baptistery Ravenna Basilica di San Francesco Assisi Basilica di San Nicola Bari Basilica di Santa Chiara Assisi Bitonto Cathedral Bitonto Camposanto Pisa Capitoline Hill and Museums Rome Cappella Palatina Palermo Capuchin Catacombs Palermo Casamari Abbey Lazio Catacombs of St. John Siracusa Cefalu Duomo Cefalu Colosseum Rome Domine Quo Vadis Rome Duomo di San Rufino Assisi Early Christian Catacombs Rome Eremo delle Carceri Assisi Florence Baptistery Florence Florence Duomo Florence Fossanova Abbey Lazio Great Synagogue Rome Holy House of Loreto Loreto Il Gesù Rome Jewish Ghetto Venice La Cataldo Palermo La Martorana Palermo Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa Lucca Cathedral (San Martino) Lucca Mamertine Prison Rome Marienberg Abbey South Tyrol Mausoleum of Galla Placidia Ravenna Milan Baptistery Milan Milan Cathedral Milan Milan Cathedral Treasury Milan Monreale Cathedral Monreale Monte Sant'Angelo Puglia Montecassino Abbey Monte Cassino Museo Archeologico Palermo Museo Archeologico Spoleto Museo dell'Opera del Duomo Pisa Museo Diocesano Spoleto Naples Cathedral Naples Neonian Baptistery Ravenna Oratorio di Santa Cita Palermo Paestum Byzantine Church Paestum Paestum Greek Temples Paestum Palermo Cathedral Palermo Pantheon Rome Parma Cathedral Parma Pisa Baptistery Pisa Pisa Cathedral Pisa Regional Archaeological Museum Siracusa Roman Forum Rome Ruvo di Puglia Cathedral Ruvo di Puglia San Clemente Rome San Damiano Convent Assisi San Domenico Siena San Frediano Lucca San Galgano Abbey Tuscany San Giovanni degli Eremiti Palermo San Giovanni Evangelista Ravenna San Giovanni in Fonte (Lateran Baptistery) Rome San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran) Rome San Gregorio Maggiore Spoleto San Lorenzo Florence San Lorenzo fuori le Mura Rome San Lorenzo Maggiore Milan San Luigi dei Francesi Rome San Michele in Foro Lucca San Miniato al Monte Florence San Paolo fuori le Mura Rome San Pietro Spoleto San Pietro in Vincoli Rome San Ponziano Spoleto San Salvatore Spoleto San Satiro Milan San Vitale Basilica Ravenna San Zeno Maggiore Verona Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura Rome Sant'Ambrogio Milan Sant'Andrea al Quirinale Rome Sant'Andrea della Valle Rome Sant'Antimo Abbey Tuscany Sant'Apollinare in Classe Ravenna Sant'Apollinare Nuovo Ravenna Sant'Eufemia Spoleto Sant'Ivo Rome Santa Caterina Palermo Santa Cecilia in Trastevere Rome Santa Chiara Church and Convent Naples Santa Costanza Rome Santa Croce Florence Santa Croce in Gerusalemme Rome Santa Maria degli Angeli Rome Santa Maria degli Angeli Assisi Santa Maria dei Miracoli Venice Santa Maria dei Servi Siena Santa Maria del Popolo Rome Santa Maria della Salute Venice Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Venice Santa Maria in Cosmedin Rome Santa Maria in Trastevere Rome Santa Maria Maggiore Rome Santa Maria sopra Minerva Rome Santa Maria sopra Minerva Assisi Santa Prassede Rome Santa Sabina Rome Santi Cosma e Damiano Rome Santo Stefano Rotondo Rome Shrine of Padre Pio San Giovanni Rotondo Shrine of St. Catherine Siena Shroud of Turin Turin Siena Crypt Siena Siena Duomo (Siena Cathedral) Siena Sistine Chapel Rome Spoleto Cathedral Spoleto St. Mark's Basilica Venice St. Peter's Basilica Rome Subiaco Monastery (Sacro Speco) Subiaco Temple of Apollo Siracusa Temple of Castor and Pollux Rome Temple of Saturn Rome Temple of Vespasian Rome The Last Supper Church Milan Troia Cathedral Puglia Vatican Museums Rome Verona Cathedral Verona

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