Graves, Tombs and Shrines
Below is a guide to the resting places of saints, spiritual leaders, artists, 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.
| Name | Died | Brief Profile | Grave, Tomb or Shrine Location(s) |
| Andrew, St. | 1st cent. | Apostle, brother of Peter, patron saint of Scotland and Russia | Amalfi Cathedral - Amalfi, Italy |
| Angelico, Fra | 1455 | Dominican monk and Renaissance painter | Santa Maria sopra Minerva - Rome, Italy |
| Augustine of Hippo, St. | 430 | North African bishop, theologian, author, and "Doctor of Grace" beloved by Catholics and Protestants | San Pietro - Ciel d'Oro - Pavia, Italy |
| Bab, The | 1850 | Baha'i prophet, herald of Baha'u'llah | Shrine of the Bab - Haifa, Israel |
| Baha'u'llah | 1892 | Founder of the Baha'i Faith, regarded as a prophet along with others | Shrine of Baha'u'llah - Acre, Israel |
| Bede the Venerable | 735 | English monk and church historian | Durham Cathedral - Durham, England |
| Bernadette Soubirous, St. | 1879 | The young French visionary of Lourdes, later became a nun, died of tuberculosis | Chapel of Saint Gildard - Nevers, France (body on display) |
| Bernini, Gian Lorenzo | 1680 | Renaissance artist | Santa Maria Maggiore - Rome, Italy |
| Blandina, St. | c.144 AD | Female saint martyred in Lyons under Marcus Aurelius | Amiens Cathedral - Amiens, France |
| Buddha | c.5th cent. BC | Indian prince who found enlightenment and taught it to others; founder of Buddhism | Kushinagar, India |
| Calvin, John | 1564 | French Protestant theologian who led the Reformation in Geneva | Cimetiere des Plainpalais - Geneva, Switzerland |
| Clare of Assisi | 1253 | Close friend of St. Francis and founder of the Order of Poor Clares | Basilica di Santa Chiara - Assisi, Italy (body on display in crypt) |
| Ceowulf | c.764 | King of Northumbria who retired to Lindisfarne as a monk | St. Cuthburt's Church - Norham, England |
| David | c.11th cent. BC | King of Israel | King David's Tomb - Jerusalem, Israel |
| Francis of Assisi, St. | 1223 | Italian monk, missionary, saint, and founder of the Franciscan order | Basilica of St. Francis - Assisi, Italy |
| James the Greater, St. | 44 AD | Fisherman, brother of St. John, important disciple, martyred in Jerusalem by the sword | Santiago Cathedral - Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| Jerome, St. | 420 | Latin church father, Doctor of the Church, author of the Vulgate translation | Santa Maria Maggiore - Rome, Italy |
| Jesus Christ | c.33 AD | Founder of Christianity; for Christians, Messiah and God incarnate | Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Jerusalem, Israel (just for three days, of course) Garden Tomb - Jerusalem, Israel (alternative) Basilica of the Holy Blood - Bruges, Belgium (blood shed during crucifixion) |
| John the Apostle, St. | c.100 AD | The "beloved disciple," traditionally equated with John the Evangelist (author of the Gospel of John) | St. John's Basilica - Ephesus, Turkey |
| John the Baptist, St. | c.30 AD | Cousin of Jesus, baptized for repentance as forerunner to the ministry of Jesus, beheaded by Herod | Amiens Cathedral - Amiens, France (relics) Umayyad Mosque - Damascus, Syria (body) Ibn El-Walid Mosque - Homs, Syria (head) |
| Pope John Paul II | 2005 | Popular Polish pope, born Karol Joseph Wojtyla | St. Peter's Basilica - Rome, Italy |
| Latimer, Hugh | 1555 | English bishop of Worcester burned at the stake - Oxford under Queen Mary | Martyrs' Memorial - Oxford, England (memorial only; remains were scattered) |
| Lewis, C.S. | 1963 | English scholar, Christian apologist, beloved author of children's books | Holy Trinity Church - Oxford, England |
| Luke the Evangelist, St. | c.74 AD | Gentile physician, missionary companion of St. Paul, author of Luke and Acts | Basilica of Saint Justina - Padua, Italy |
| Luther, Martin | 1546 | German ex-monk and "Father of the Reformation" | Castle Church - Wittenburg, Germany (tomb) Luthers Sterbehaus - Eisleben, Germany (death house and death mask) |
| Mark the Evangelist, St. | 68 AD | Author of the Gospel of Mark in the Christian Bible, martyred in Alexandria | St. Mark's Basilica - Venice, Italy (relics stolen from Alexandria, Egypt during the Crusades) |
| Muhammad the Prophet | 632 | Last and greatest Prophet in Islam | The Prophet's Mosque - Medina, Saudi Arabia |
| Patrick, St. | c.461 | English missionary to the Irish and patron saint of Ireland | Downpatrick, Ireland |
| Paul the Apostle, St. | 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 - Rome, Italy |
| Peter the Apostle, St. | 1st cent. | Prominent among the 12 disciples and, for Catholics, the first Pope | St. Peter's Basilica - Rome, Italy |
| Romero, Oscar | 1980 | Bishop and human rights advocate in El Salvador, assassinated during Mass | Divine Savior of the World Cathedral - San Salvador, El Salvador (tomb) Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris, France (memorial sculpture on facade) |
| Rubens, Peter Paul | 1640 | Flemish Baroque painter | Sint Jakobskerk - Antwerp, Belgium |
| Ten Boom, Corrie | 1983 | Dutch prisoner of the Nazis and later traveling Christian evangelist, author of The Hiding Place | Fairhaven Memorial Park - Santa Ana, California |
| Teresa, Mother | 1997 | Albanian nun noted for her work with the poor in Calcutta, winner of a Nobel Peace Prize | Mother House Convent - Calcutta, India |
| Vincent de Paul, St. | 1660 | French priest noted for his work among the disadvantaged | Eglise Saint Vincent de Paul - Paris, France (incorrupt body on display) |
| Wesley, John | 1791 | English preacher and founder of Methodism | Wesley's Chapel - London, England |
