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Such places may become the focus of pilgrimage, drawing pilgrims from great distances, or simply locations of significance for the local populace. A sacred space is a designated area, often marked by physical boundaries or symbols, that is considered holy or consecrated by a particular religion or culture.
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A sacred natural site is a natural feature or a large area of land or water having special spiritual significance to peoples and communities. [1] Sacred natural sites consist of all types of natural features including mountains, hills, forests, groves, trees, rivers, lakes, lagoons, caves, islands and springs.
Rajgir: Place of the subduing of Nalagiri, the angry elephant, through friendliness. Rajgir was another major city of ancient India. Sankassa: Place of the descending to earth from Tusita heaven (after a stay of three months teaching his mother the Abhidhamma). Vaishali: Place of receiving an offering of honey from a monkey. Vaishali was the ...
The primary holy places are connected to the main events in the life of Jesus. Other holy sites are associated with events from the Old Testament, the lives of Mary , John the Baptist , and the Apostles , with endless more associated with later Christian saints, holy men and women, and local traditions.
Founded in 1989, [1] Partners has helped several thousand congregations and other local organizations protect their community-serving sacred places in towns and cities across America. Partners works with the National Trust for Historic Preservation [ citation needed ] to help communities adapt former religious properties for new uses—and ...
Sanctuary marker (S) at Holyrood Abbey, Royal Mile, Edinburgh Ajax the Younger violates Cassandra's sanctuary at the Palladium: tondo of an Attic cup, ca. 440–430 BCE. A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity.