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2.4.2 United States. 2.4.2.1 Catholic. ... This is a list of sites notable as destinations of Christian pilgrimage, sorted by region and by (modern) country.
United States [ edit ] See also: Shrines to the Virgin Mary § United States , and Catholic Church in the United States § Top pilgrimage destinations in the United States
Christian tourism refers to the entire industry of Christian travel, tourism, and hospitality. In recent years it has grown to include not only Christians embarking individually or in groups on pilgrimages and missionary travel, but also on religion-based cruises, leisure (fellowship) vacations, crusades, rallies, retreats, monastery visits/guest-stays and Christian camps, as well as visiting ...
This is a list of churches that are U.S. National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in the United States. This list does not include chapels that are not or have not historically been affiliated with congregations or churches.
In the United States, religious observance is much higher than in Europe, and the United States' culture leans conservative in comparison to other western nations, in part due to the Christian element. Liberal Christianity, exemplified by some theologians, sought to bring to churches new critical approaches to the Bible. Sometimes called ...
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According to Christian tradition, at some point between 818 and 842 during the reign of Alfonso II of Asturias, bishop Theodemar of Iria (d. 847) found the remains of Saint James the Greater. [8] Around the place of the discovery a new settlement and centre of pilgrimage emerged, which was known to the author Usuard in 865 [ 9 ] and by the 10th ...
Christian buildings and structures in the United States (11 C) Religious buildings and structures of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States (4 C) G