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Basilica of Our Lady of Sameiro, Braga

Basilica of Our Lady of Sameiro, Braga

Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England. Image showing the martyrdom of Thomas Becket in 1170.

Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England. Image showing the martyrdom of Thomas Becket in 1170.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son, Isaac, on Mount Moriah at the command of God. Genesis 22.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son, Isaac, on Mount Moriah at the command of God. Genesis 22.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Moses burning the golden calf. Exodus 32.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Moses burning the golden calf. Exodus 32.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. The story of Moses and the Ten Commandments is set in Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. The story of Moses and the Ten Commandments is set in Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of David fighting Goliath, 1 Samuel 17

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of David fighting Goliath, 1 Samuel 17

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jonah and the whale from the Book of Jonah in the Hebrew Bible.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jonah and the whale from the Book of Jonah in the Hebrew Bible.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jesus expelling the money changers from the Temple. The narrative occurs near the end of the Synoptic Gospels (at Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, and Luke 19:45-48) and in the Gospel of John 2:13-16.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jesus expelling the money changers from the Temple. The narrative occurs near the end of the Synoptic Gospels (at Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, and Luke 19:45-48) and in the Gospel of John 2:13-16.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Three wise men presenting the baby Jesus with gifts on the night of his birth. Matthew 2:1-12.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Three wise men presenting the baby Jesus with gifts on the night of his birth. Matthew 2:1-12.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jesus washing his disciples feet, John 13:1-17.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jesus washing his disciples feet, John 13:1-17.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jesus and the miraculous catch of fish reported in the Gospel of John 21:1-14.

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jesus and the miraculous catch of fish reported in the Gospel of John 21:1-14.

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, Douvres-la-Délivrande

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, Douvres-la-Délivrande

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jesus at the Last Supper. The last meal that Jesus shared with his disciples is described in all four canonical Gospels (Mt. 26:17–30, Mk. 14:12–26, Lk. 22:7–39 and Jn. 13:1–17:26).

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres. Image of Jesus at the Last Supper. The last meal that Jesus shared with his disciples is described in all four canonical Gospels (Mt. 26:17–30, Mk. 14:12–26, Lk. 22:7–39 and Jn. 13:1–17:26).

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Church of Saint Pierre, Chartres

Church of Saint Pierre, Chartres

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, Douvres-la-Délivrande

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, Douvres-la-Délivrande

Santuário De Nossa Senhora Dos Remédios, Lamego

Santuário De Nossa Senhora Dos Remédios, Lamego

Santuário De Nossa Senhora Dos Remédios, Lamego

Santuário De Nossa Senhora Dos Remédios, Lamego

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent. The baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan by St. John the Baptist. Mark 1:11.

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent. The baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan by St. John the Baptist. Mark 1:11.

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Leon, Leon

Cathedral of Leon, Leon

Cathedral of Leon, Leon

Cathedral of Leon, Leon

Cathedral of Leon, Leon

Cathedral of Leon, Leon

Cathedral of Leon, Leon

Cathedral of Leon, Leon

Basilica of our Lady of Mariapocs, Mariapocs

Basilica of our Lady of Mariapocs, Mariapocs

Mary

Mary

Basilica of the Black Madonna, Montserrat

Basilica of the Black Madonna, Montserrat

Basilica of the Black Madonna, Montserrat

Basilica of the Black Madonna, Montserrat

Basilica of the Black Madonna, Montserrat

Basilica of the Black Madonna, Montserrat

Rennes Le Chateau, France. Mary Magdalene anointing the feet of Jesus. Matthew 26, Mark 14, and John 12.

Rennes Le Chateau, France. Mary Magdalene anointing the feet of Jesus. Matthew 26, Mark 14, and John 12.

Martin Gray

Martin Gray is a cultural anthropologist, writer and photographer specializing in the study of pilgrimage traditions and sacred sites around the world. During a 40 year period he has visited more than 2000 pilgrimage places in 165 countries. The World Pilgrimage Guide at sacredsites.com is the most comprehensive source of information on this subject.