BEST CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

I am not a Christian, or religious at all, but there are some wonderful Christian churches. Most of southern Europe is Roman Catholic and Catholics are the best at producing over-the-top decoration.
After the Reformation in the 1530s, most of northern Europe made Catholicism illegal. Monasteries were destroyed, church property confiscated, most Catholics fled, were imprisoned or executed and almost all churches became Protestant. Lutherans especially disdained the icons and decoration of Catholic churches, removed everything and painted the insides of the churches white.
I have travelled to about 192 countries and have not seen all Christian churches, but I’ve seen a lot. This is my list of my favourites. Most are free to enter. The first three could all be tied for first place.

1. PALATINE CHAPEL, Royal  Palace, Palermo Sicily

2. CHURCH of the SAVIOR ON SPILLED BLOOD, St Petersburg Russia

3. MONREALE CATHEDRAL, Monreale Sicily

4. WESTMINSTER ABBEY, London England

5. TEMPLO de SAN JUAN, San Juan Chamula, Mexico

11. THE CHURCH of OUR LADY of GOOD HOPE, Fort Good Hope, North West Territories Canada

14. ABBEY CHURCH OF SANTE FOY, Conques, France

15. TEMPLO del CARMEN, San Luis Potosi Mexico

16. BASILICA de NOTRE-DAME de la PAIX (Basilica of our Lady of Peace) Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire

17. ORIATORIO di SANTA CITA, Palermo Sicily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18. MONASTERE de CHEVETOGNE, Ardennes, East Wallonia Belgium

19. NORWICH CATHEDRAL, Norwich England

20. AACHEN CATHEDRAL, Aachen Germany

21. ROSSLYN CHAPEL, Edinburgh Scotland

22, PETÄJÄVESI OLD CHURCH, Petäjävesi, Finland

23. STAVE CHURCHES, Norway