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The chapel of St. Catherine (Agia Ekaterini) is located inside the Fortezza of Rethymno, a fortress built between 1573 and 1580 by the Venetians. The chapel is of more recent construction, having been erected in the 19th century. It is very close to the Ibrahim Khan Mosque.

The Cyril and Methodius Chapel at the top of the mountain is the fruit of awakened national consciousness and since its foundation in 1898, it has remained the highest church in the Czech lands.

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The Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk was built in 1644-1645. In the rock under the chapel is a small cross-shaped crypt. In 1793, the chapel was deconsecrated and sold to a private owner. During the First World War, both bells were requisitioned.

The Chapel of St. Michael is a chapel of the University of Coimbra built between the 16th and 18th centuries. It is part of the architectural complex of the Paço das Escolas. The Chapel of St. Michael dates back to the 16th century and was commissioned by Manuel I of Portugal (1495-1521), whose decorative style is displayed on the Manueline side portal, on the windows of the central nave. The work was directed by Marcos Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho. The chapel, especially its interior, was later remodelled in Baroque and Mannerist style.

The Saint-Michael chapel is located in the picturesque 13th-century castle of Orava. After his family obtained ownership of the castle in 1556, Juraj Thurzo (1567-1616), a fervent Protestant, was the one who endowed it with the Chapel of St Michael. The richly decorated baroque interior houses the tombs of the Thurzo family. Nationalised after the Second World War, Orava Castle is now a museum and its chapel hosts traditional concerts.

The Chapel of the Carmelites of Rennes is of notable importance in the religious heritage of the 19th century in Ille-et-Vilaine. Leaning against the Parc du Thabor, full of Gothic and Romanesque beauty, the chapel is now undergoing restoration. This chapel currently hosts the Protestant cult.

The Our Lady Chapel, located along the Beerze River, is a popular pilgrimage site in Brabant. The legend dates back to 1406 when a shepherd found a statue of Mary floating in the river and placed it in an oak tree. When moved to a church, the statue mysteriously returned to the tree, seen as a divine sign to build a chapel.

The Bernardine nuns, reformed Cistercian nuns, founded a first convent in Marseilles in 1637 on the new quayside, on the estate of the "King's Garden", spending 800,000 pounds for this construction and settling there on 20 August 1751. The building of the convent and its church was first entrusted to the architect Pierre-Paul Bruand and then to the Marseille architect Balthazar Dreveton. Today the building is transformed into a theatre.