Top 6 of the most important sacred places in the world

  • 2015

To know if you have ever been somewhere sacred, it is necessary to know what its meaning is.

We have to keep in mind that sacred places are subjectively defined, since each one has a meaning according to their religion, and it is important that we all be tolerant to accept and respect what it means to each one. But since you don't necessarily have to belong to a religion to enjoy these places, we can define them as a place that inspires you and transmits you peace, serenity, respect and veneration for something or someone, in addition to Be a clean, pure place and that when you enter you feel very good and do not want to leave.

There are different Sacred Places that we can even divide by types; and we can classify them, such as shrines and temples, in monasteries, in paintings, in mountains, forests or even cemeteries.

But today, through this article I will show you what are the best known buildings or religious temples that throughout history the human being has been responsible for building with much love and dedication so that all the people who visit them can feel good and enjoy the divinity and the spiritual that in these places we can find.

Here I show you these majestic and most visited places, of which I assure you that you will want to visit soon.

The Top 6 Sacred Places in the World

1. St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican: This Catholic temple is located in the Vatican City and is the most visited and largest Catholic temple . It has lots of works of art that apart from the religious is one of the reasons why it is visited. It is considered as one of the most sacred places in the world by the Catholic religion.

2. The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris: Considered a sacred place worldwide, it is also considered a tourist center for the country, as it annually has more than 13 million visitors. Inside it has countless works of art, such as statues, images as well as sculptures in geometric shapes that have great value and religious significance. Beautiful!

3. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem: This one has great religious importance, since it is said that she succeeded the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus . It is located in Jerusalem within the old city.

4. The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico: Many people consider that the structure is similar to a football stadium, and so it was built in this way to receive so many people who visit it. Each year it has about 20 million people who visit this basilica to visit the Virgin of Guadalupe to venerate it, ask her and thank her for the favors and miracles conceived. Currently one of the most important temples in all of Latin America.

5. The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela: Temple of Catholic worship located in the province of La Coru a in Spain. According to the history in it rest the remains of the Apostle Santiago and that is why it became the holy temple in all of Europe.

6. Potala Temple in Lhasa: It is the residence of the Dalái Lam a. It is divided into the White Palace that belongs to the Lama and the Red Palace that are dedicated to prayer and study. It is located in Beijing, China. In 1994 he was named a World Heritage Site by Unesco.

Just like these wonderful sacred places, our world has many more, where you will find peace and you can reflect on each one of them. If you have the opportunity to visit any of them, do not miss it, I assure you it will be a great experience for your whole life.

Editor: JoT333.

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