13 Jaw-Droppingly Beautiful Churches You Won't Believe Really Exist

The Editors - 04 Dec 2016

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Ready for a pilgrimage?

Enjoy!

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia

BRJ INC., Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta

Lawrence OP, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Saint Chapelle in Paris, France

Gary Ullah, Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO

Thomas Hawk, Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0

St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine

Jennifer Boyer, Flickr, CC BY 2.0

St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Passau, Germany

Allie_Caulfield, Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in Sibiu, Romania

globetrotter_rodrigo, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada

Matt Cabrera, Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0

Catholic Cathedral in Sibiu, Romania

Grenache, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0

Saint Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia

BRJ INC., Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Lima Cathedral in Lima, Peru

Pranav_Garimella, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

St. Rose of Lima Church in Mexico City, Mexico

Catedrales e Iglesias/Cathedrals and Churches, Flickr, CC BY 2.0

St. Paul Cathedral in St. Paul, MN

Dave, FlickrCC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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