"While visiting Siena, Italy, Mary Lea Carroll grew fascinated with the remarkable story of St. Catherine of Siena and made a resolution: Whenever she was lucky enough to travel, if a shrine dedicated to a female saint was nearby, she'd visit it and learn about her. What started as a hobby grew into a journey she never expected, one rich with challenges and cappuccinos, doubts and inspiration, glasses of wine with strangers and moments of transcendence....

Christian Pilgrimage in Modern Western Europe is a commanding exploration of the importance of religious shrines in modern Roman Catholicism. By analyzing more than 6,000 active shrines and contemporary patterns of pilgrimage to them, the authors establish the cultural significance of a religious tradition that today touches the lives of millions of people. Roman Catholic pilgrimage sites in Western Europe range from obscure chapels and holy wells...

Visit the most sacred sites in the world! See many of the 'must see sites' of Jesus' times and the journeys of the Apostle Paul such as Antioch, and Athens. The Holy Land of old comes alive as viewers witness firsthand the paths of Jesus' travels from Bethlehem to Nazareth, Jerusalem to the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum to Jericho.

A guidebook to more than 70 of the most celebrated shrines and sanctuaries in eleven European countries.

Describes and pictures sites, buildings, and objects sacred to the Christian faithful, following the expansion of Christianity beyond the Holy Land to all parts of the world.