Following is a guide to the resting places of the saints, spiritual leaders, and other notable folks associated with religion or religious places. Some are traditional burial sites where the remains may not actually reside, but they remain important as a place to focus veneration for the person's influential life. In the case of saints, it is believed that praying at the shrine can bring miracles and healing. See also Dead on Display for incorrupt bodies, mummies and other relics left out in the open for viewing.
Andrew -
Apostle, brother of Peter, patron saint of Scotland and Russia
St. Andrew's Cathedral (ruined) in St. Andrews, Scotland (partial relics)
Augustine of Hippo - d. 430 -
North African bishop, theologian, author, and "Doctor of Grace" beloved by Catholics and Protestants
San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia, Italy
The Bab - d. 1850 -
Baha'i prophet, herald of Baha'u'llah
Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, Israel
Baha'u'llah - d. 1892
Founder of the Baha'i Faith, regarded as a prophet along with Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad
Shrine of Baha'u'llah in Acre, Israel
Bede the Venerable - d. 735 -
English monk and church historian - May 25
Durham Cathedral in Durham, England
Bernadette Soubirous - d. 1879 -
The young French visionary of Lourdes, later a nun, died of tuberculosis
Chapel of Saint Gildard in Nevers, France (incorrupt body on display)
Blandina - d. c.144 AD -
Female saint martyred in Lyons under Marcus Aurelius - June 2
Amiens Cathedral in Amiens, France
Buddha - Siddharta Gautama - d. c.5th cent. BC -
Indian prince who found enlightenment and taught it to others; founder of Buddhism
Kushinagar, India
John Calvin - d. 1564 -
French Protestant theologian who led the Reformation in Geneva
Cimetiere des Plainpalais in Geneva, Switzerland
Ceowulf - d. c.764 -
King of Northumbria who retired to Lindisfarne as a monk
St. Cuthburt's Church in Norham, England
David - d. c.11th cent. BC -
King of Israel
King David's Tomb in Mt. Zion, Jerusalem, Israel
Francis of Assisi - d. 1223 -
Italian monk, missionary, saint, and founder of the Franciscan order
Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy
James the Greater - d. 44 AD -
Fisherman, brother of St. John, important disciple, martyred in Jerusalem by the sword - July 25
Santiago Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Jerome - d. 420 - Latin church father and saint
Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy
Jesus Christ - d. c.33 AD -
Founder of Christianity and, for Christians, Messiah and God incarnate
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel (just for three days, of course)
Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, Israel (alternative burial site)
Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges, Belgium (blood shed during crucifixion)
John the Apostle -
The "beloved disciple" and author of the Gospel of John and traditionally Revelation
St. John's Basilica in Ephesus, Turkey
John the Baptist - d. c.30 AD -
Cousin of Jesus, baptized for repentance as forerunner to the ministry of Jesus, beheaded by Herod
Amiens Cathedral in Amiens, France (small relics)
Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria (headless body)
Ibn El-Walid Mosque in Homs, Syria (head)
Pope John Paul II - d. 2005 -
Polish pope, born Karol Joseph Wojtyla
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy
Hugh Latimer - d. 1555 -
English bishop of Worcester burned at the stake in Oxford under Queen Mary
Martyrs' Memorial in Oxford, England (memorial only)
C.S. Lewis - d. 1963 -
English scholar, Christian apologist, author of beloved children's books
Headington Quarry in Oxford, England
Luke the Evangelist - d. c.74 AD -
Gentile physician, missionary companion of St. Paul, author of Luke and Acts - Oct. 18
Basilica of Saint Justina in Padua, Italy
Martin Luther - d. 1546 -
German ex-monk and "Father of the Reformation"
Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany (tomb in the church)
Luthers Sterbehaus in Eisleben, Germany (death house and death mask)
Mark the Evangelist - d. 68 AD -
Author of the Gospel of Mark in the Christian Bible, martyred in Alexandria - Apr. 25
St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy (relics famously stolen from Alexandria, Egypt during the Crusades)
Muhammad -
Last and greatest Prophet in Islam
The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Patrick - d. c.461 -
English missionary to the Irish and patron saint of Ireland
Saul in Downpatrick, Ireland
Paul the Apostle - d. c.65 -
Apostle to the Gentiles and author of more than half the New Testament, martyred in Rome
Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy
June 29
Peter the Apostle -
Prominent among the 12 disciples and, for Catholics, the first Pope
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy
June 29
Oscar Romero - d. 1980 -
Catholic Archbishop of El Salvador and civil rights leader, assassinated by the government in church
Divine Savior of the World Cathedral, San Salvador - tomb
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France (memorial sculpture on facade)
Peter Paul Rubens - artist
Sint Jakobskerk in Antwerp, Belgium
Corrie Ten Boom - d. 1983 -
Dutch prisoner of the Nazis and later traveling Christian evangelist, author of The Hiding Place
Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, California
Mother Teresa - d. 1997 -
Albanian nun noted for her work in Calcutta, winner of a Nobel Peace Prize
Mother House Convent in Calcutta, India
Vincent de Paul - d. 1660 -
French priest noted for his work among the disadvantaged
Eglise Saint Vincent de Paul in Paris, France (incorrupt body on display)
John Wesley - d. 1791 -
English preacher and founder of Methodism
Wesley's Chapel in London, England
