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Røyrvik church from 1901 is a typical long church with a tower on the west side and a choir on the east side, built according to the drawings of architect O. J. Alstad. The church has relatively simple forms, and it has undergone many changes both outside and inside, especially around 1965, when a new roof was put on and the upper part of the tower was renovated. At the same time, the walls were panelled on the inside and the architect Arne Aursand gave the church hall a new colour.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, a Gothic Cross church was built. The building was demolished around 1570 because of the wars of religion. The church was rebuilt in the 17th century. A porch was added to the west tower in 1717 and the interior was renovated between 1890 and 1895. The exterior of the church underwent restorations between 1902 and 1903.

The church in Sääksmäki was originally a medieval stone church probably built around 1495-1500. The church was renovated in the years 1920-1925. However, the renovated church burned down in 1929 and was consecrated again in 1933. Some of the objects saved from the fire are R.W. An altarpiece painted by Ekman. The partly wooden bell tower next to the church was also destroyed in the fire, as well as the bronze bells of the church. The present decorative paintings were made by the artist Kalle Carlstedt. The church was last restored in 1998-1999.

Šabac Cathedral was built from 1826 to 1831 by the master-builder Kosta Dimović from Ohrid. The iconostasis was painted by the famous painter Pavle Simić from 1853 to 1857. The church was severely damaged during the First World War when the Austro-Hungarian artillery destroyed Sabac. A few years after the war the church was repaired.

The monastery of Sabiona (in German Kloster Säben) is the spiritual cradle of the entire Tyrol and is one of the oldest Christian monuments in the Alps. The current monastery’s building was founded in 1687 on a site used by bishops since the 6th century. Currently and for almost three hundred years, the monastery has been the seat of a community of Benedictine nuns, who are currently only 11 and live in seclusion.

The Sacra Capilla del Salvador is a church built in 1536 in Úbeda with a set of Renaissance buildings including a palace, a university and a hospital. It has become one of the most popular symbols of this city whose Renaissance monumental complex, along with that of Baeza, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003.

The Sacra di San Michele is a monastic complex perched on top of Mount Pirchiriano, 960 meters above sea level, one of the most beautiful examples of religious architecture in the Piedmont region. Founded in the 10th century, it became one of the main centers of Benedictine spirituality in Italy from the 12th to the 15th century. In 2018, the old monastery of Sacra suffered serious damage following a fire on the roof.

Roman Catholic Church All Holy Sacrament from 1938-39 in the style of Traditionalism (Delft School) based on Romanesque church architecture, designed by architect ir. H. Thunnissen of the architectural firm Thunnissen and Hendricks in The Hague in collaboration with J.Th. v. Rossem in Delft. The baptismal chapel on the northeast side, which is connected to the church by an intermediate section, dates from the sixties, as do the Stations of the Cross in mosaic. The glass-in-concrete of the chapel and the stations were designed by Pieter Wiegersma. The chapel itself was built by the Kerklaan company from Delfgauw based on a design by architect Hekker. To the left and right of the chancel are two statues, representing St. Joseph (patron of the church with church building in his hand) and St. Paul (with a sword and a scroll, symbolizing his letters). The altar furniture dates from 1976. To the left of the choir is a foundation stone from 1939 with the text: "Me Posuit JL Dankelman Decanus AD VIII KAI AUG MCMXXXIX.

Much less known than the Cathedral of Saint-Etienne, the Church of the Sacred Heart of Toulouse is one of those hidden treasures that the city offers only to the most curious. And with good reason! This church is actually "hidden" behind a row of buildings and more particularly behind a sort of portal building which is gable on the street.

The Sacro Monte dell'Addolorata complex began to be built when the first small church dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows was erected in 1709. Under the impulse of Franciscan preaching, in 1767 an emigrant from the village of Brissago, Antonio Francesco Branca financed the extension of the original building of worship with the addition of two new bays, the sacristy, as well as the house of the rector and the hospice for pilgrims, which form an architectural complex of three floors. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows is composed of two buildings of different periods, the former chapel with a dome and the church of 1767. The interior is richly decorated according to the stylistic canons of the late 18th century with Baroque stuccoes by Visetti di Valsolda and frescoes by Orelli, executed in 1775.