
[[Image:Shrine outside Wat Phnom.jpg|thumb|250px|Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom.]] A shrine is a holy or sacred place sometimes dedicated towards a certain god, goddess, saint, or similar religious figure. As distinguished from a temple, a shrine is usually located because it houses a particular relic or idol which is the object of worship or veneration, or because it is constructed on a site which is thought to be particularly holy, as opposed to being placed for the convenience of worshippers. As such, shrines are associated with the practice of pilgrimage. Roman Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shinto are major religions that have places of worship that are frequently called shrines. A Buddhist shrine is sometimes called a stupa. In Shinto, small portable shrines are often carried in religious processions. The word is also used to designate a small altar in a home or place of business, or a room or item of furniture which is furnished with religious symbols and used for private worship. In the United States, several landmarks are called "historic shrines." High ranking Freemasonry may join the Shriners, a benevolent and charitable organization. By extension the term ''shrine'' has come to mean any place (or virtual cyber-place) dedicated completely to a particular person or subject. == Notable shrines == === Roman Catholic === * The shrine of Saint James the Great at Santiago de Compostela in Spain * The shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Loreto in Italy * The shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Walsingham in England * The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC in the United States *Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary at Czestochowa, Poland *Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral *See also: **Shrines to the Virgin Mary **basilica === Shinto === * Yasukuni Shrine === U.S. historic shrines === * Alamo Mission in San Antonio * Fort McHenry * Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island __NOTOC__ Shrines
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[[Image:Shrine outside Wat Phnom.jpg|thumb|250px|Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom.]] A shrine is a holy or sacred place sometimes dedicated towards a certain god, goddess, saint, or similar religious figure. As distinguished from a temple, a shrine is usually located because it houses a particular relic or idol which is the object of worship or veneration, or because it is constructed on a site which is thought to be particularly holy, as opposed to being placed for the convenience of worshippers. As such, shrines are associated with the practice of pilgrimage. Roman Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shinto are major religions that have places of worship that are frequently called shrines. A Buddhist shrine is sometimes called a stupa. In Shinto, small portable shrines are often carried in religious processions. The word is also used to designate a small altar in a home or place of business, or a room or item of furniture which is furnished with religious symbols and used for private worship. In the United States, several landmarks are called "historic shrines." High ranking Freemasonry may join the Shriners, a benevolent and charitable organization. By extension the term ''shrine'' has come to mean any place (or virtual cyber-place) dedicated completely to a particular person or subject. == Notable shrines == === Roman Catholic === * The shrine of Saint James the Great at Santiago de Compostela in Spain * The shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Loreto in Italy * The shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Walsingham in England * The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC in the United States *Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary at Czestochowa, Poland *Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral *See also: **Shrines to the Virgin Mary **basilica === Shinto === * Yasukuni Shrine === U.S. historic shrines === * Alamo Mission in San Antonio * Fort McHenry * Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island __NOTOC__ Shrines
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Shrine_of_Our_Lady,_Bradstowe
Shrine_of_Remembrance
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Shrine_of_the_Book
Shrine_of_the_Morning_Mist
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