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Interior of Basilica of St. Peter's - Rome.
Interior of Basilica of St. Peter's - Rome.
Basilica of St. Peter of the Vatican - Rome.
Basilica of St. Peter of the Vatican - Rome.
Basilica of St. John Lateran - Rome.
Basilica of St. John Lateran - Rome.
St. Paul's Without the Walls - Rome.
St. Paul's Without the Walls - Rome.
Interior of Basilica of St. Paul's Without the Walls - Rome.
Interior of Basilica of St. Paul's Without the Walls - Rome.
Basilica of St. Mary Major - Rome.
Basilica of St. Mary Major - Rome.
The Cathedral - Seville, Spain.
The Cathedral - Seville, Spain.
The Cathedral - Cologne, Germany.
The Cathedral - Cologne, Germany.
Church of The Holy Rosary - Lourdes, France.
Church of The Holy Rosary - Lourdes, France.
The Cathedral - Florence, Italy.
The Cathedral - Florence, Italy.
Campanile and Façade of Cathedral - Florence, Italy.
Campanile and Façade of Cathedral - Florence, Italy.
Votive Church - Vienna, Austria.
Votive Church - Vienna, Austria.
The Cathedral - Toledo, Spain.
The Cathedral - Toledo, Spain.
Interior of Cathedral - Toledo, Spain.
Interior of Cathedral - Toledo, Spain.
The Cathedral - Milan, Italy.
The Cathedral - Milan, Italy.
Mont St. Michel - France.
Mont St. Michel - France.
Cathedral of San Lorenzo - Genoa, Italy.
Cathedral of San Lorenzo - Genoa, Italy.
Cathedral - Mainz, Germany.
Cathedral - Mainz, Germany.
Cathedral - Burgos, Spain.
Cathedral - Burgos, Spain.
St. Patrick's Cathedral - New York.
St. Patrick's Cathedral - New York.
Church of St. Sulpice - Paris, France.
Church of St. Sulpice - Paris, France.
Dunbrody Abbey (ruins) - County Wexford, Ireland.
Dunbrody Abbey (ruins) - County Wexford, Ireland.
Cathedral - Le Puy, France.
Cathedral - Le Puy, France.
Mission of Santa Barbara - California.
Mission of Santa Barbara - California.
Church of Santa Croce - Florence, Italy.
Church of Santa Croce - Florence, Italy.
Notre Dame de la Garde - Marseille, France.
Notre Dame de la Garde - Marseille, France.
The Cathedral - Tours, France.
The Cathedral - Tours, France.
Cathedral - Antwerp, Belgium.
Cathedral - Antwerp, Belgium.
Cathedral - Palermo, Sicily.
Cathedral - Palermo, Sicily.
The Great (Grande) Chartreuse - France.
The Great (Grande) Chartreuse - France.
Cathedral - Segovia, Spain.
Cathedral - Segovia, Spain.
Cathedral - Chartres, France.
Cathedral - Chartres, France.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel - Genazzano, Italy.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel - Genazzano, Italy.
Cathedral Metz - France.
Cathedral Metz - France.
Cathedral - Dijon, France.
Cathedral - Dijon, France.
Cathedral of St. Joseph - Dunedin, New Zealand.
Cathedral of St. Joseph - Dunedin, New Zealand.
Hospice of St. Bernard - Switzerland.
Hospice of St. Bernard - Switzerland.
Cathedral - Amalfi, Italy.
Cathedral - Amalfi, Italy.
Cathedral - Havana, Cuba.
Cathedral - Havana, Cuba.
Cathedral - Guadalupe, Mexico.
Cathedral - Guadalupe, Mexico.
Cathedral - Worms, Germany.
Cathedral - Worms, Germany.
Cathedral - Bayeux, France.
Cathedral - Bayeux, France.
Abbey of Einsiedeln - Switzerland.
Abbey of Einsiedeln - Switzerland.
Cathedral - Tarragona, Spain.
Cathedral - Tarragona, Spain.
The Cathedral - Siena - Italy.
The Cathedral - Siena - Italy.
Interior of Cathedral - Siena, Italy.
Interior of Cathedral - Siena, Italy.
Church of St. Charles Borromeo - Vienna, Austria.
Church of St. Charles Borromeo - Vienna, Austria.
The Cathedral - Vienna, Austria.
The Cathedral - Vienna, Austria.
Church of Our Lady of the Pillar - Saragossa, Spain.
Church of Our Lady of the Pillar - Saragossa, Spain.
The Gesu - Rome, Italy.
The Gesu - Rome, Italy.
The Convent of the Escurial - Spain.
The Convent of the Escurial - Spain.
Cathedral of St. Etienne - Bourges, France.
Cathedral of St. Etienne - Bourges, France.
Church of the Holy Cross - Innsbruck, Tyrol (Austria).
Church of the Holy Cross - Innsbruck, Tyrol (Austria).
Castle of St. Angelo - Rome.
Castle of St. Angelo - Rome.
Convent of Santa Maria del Sasso - Locarno, Switzerland.
Convent of Santa Maria del Sasso - Locarno, Switzerland.
Cathedral - Marseilles, France.
Cathedral - Marseilles, France.
Church of Santa Maria - San Sebastian, Spain.
Church of Santa Maria - San Sebastian, Spain.
Abbey of the Holy Trinity Caen, France.
Abbey of the Holy Trinity Caen, France.
The Abbey of Rievaulx (ruins) - England.
The Abbey of Rievaulx (ruins) - England.
Cathedral - Rouen, France.
Cathedral - Rouen, France.
Cathedral Rouen, France (Portal of South Transept).
Cathedral Rouen, France (Portal of South Transept).
Church of the Apostles - Cologne, Germany.
Church of the Apostles - Cologne, Germany.
St. Michael's Church - Louvain, Belgium.
St. Michael's Church - Louvain, Belgium.
Church of St. Paul (The Calvary) - Antwerp, Belgium.
Church of St. Paul (The Calvary) - Antwerp, Belgium.
Cathedral - St. Augustine, Florida (Orginally a Spanish Territorial Mission).
Cathedral - St. Augustine, Florida (Orginally a Spanish Territorial Mission).
St. Hedwige's Church - Berlin, Germany.
St. Hedwige's Church - Berlin, Germany.
Cathedral of St. Peter - Nantes, France.
Cathedral of St. Peter - Nantes, France.
Church of the Resurrection - Jerusalem.
Church of the Resurrection - Jerusalem.
Church of San Antonio - Padua, Italy.
Church of San Antonio - Padua, Italy.
Old Mission - San Antonio, Texas
Old Mission - San Antonio, Texas
St. Martin's Church - Courtrai, Belgium.
St. Martin's Church - Courtrai, Belgium.
La Sainte Chapelle - Paris, France.
La Sainte Chapelle - Paris, France.
Cathedral of Iona (ruins) - Scotland
Cathedral of Iona (ruins) - Scotland
St. Mary's Church - Laeken, Belgium.
St. Mary's Church - Laeken, Belgium.
The Cathedral - Rheims.
The Cathedral - Rheims.
"You are the ones who are happy; you who remain within the Church by your Faith, who hold firmly to the foundations of the Faith which has come down to you from Apostolic Tradition. ... No one, ever, will prevail against your Faith, beloved Brothers. And we believe that God will give us our churches back some day. ... Even if Catholics faithful to Tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ." -St. Athanasius, Letter to His Flock, 4th. c., Coll. selecta SS. Eccl. Patrum, Caillau and Guillou, Vol. 32, pp. 411-412
"You are the ones who are happy; you who remain within the Church by your Faith, who hold firmly to the foundations of the Faith which has come down to you from Apostolic Tradition. ... No one, ever, will prevail against your Faith, beloved Brothers. And we believe that God will give us our churches back some day. ... Even if Catholics faithful to Tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ." -St. Athanasius, Letter to His Flock, 4th. c., Coll. selecta SS. Eccl. Patrum, Caillau and Guillou, Vol. 32, pp. 411-412

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Interior of Basilica of St. Peter's - Rome.

Basilica of St. Peter of the Vatican - Rome.

Basilica of St. John Lateran - Rome.

St. Paul's Without the Walls - Rome.

Interior of Basilica of St. Paul's Without the Walls - Rome.

Basilica of St. Mary Major - Rome.

The Cathedral - Seville, Spain.

The Cathedral - Cologne, Germany.

Church of The Holy Rosary - Lourdes, France.

The Cathedral - Florence, Italy.

Campanile and Façade of Cathedral - Florence, Italy.

Votive Church - Vienna, Austria.

The Cathedral - Toledo, Spain.

Interior of Cathedral - Toledo, Spain.

The Cathedral - Milan, Italy.

Mont St. Michel - France.

Cathedral of San Lorenzo - Genoa, Italy.

Cathedral - Mainz, Germany.

Cathedral - Burgos, Spain.

St. Patrick's Cathedral - New York.

Church of St. Sulpice - Paris, France.

Dunbrody Abbey (ruins) - County Wexford, Ireland.

Cathedral - Le Puy, France.

Mission of Santa Barbara - California.

Church of Santa Croce - Florence, Italy.

Notre Dame de la Garde - Marseille, France.

The Cathedral - Tours, France.

Cathedral - Antwerp, Belgium.

Cathedral - Palermo, Sicily.

The Great (Grande) Chartreuse - France.

Cathedral - Segovia, Spain.

Cathedral - Chartres, France.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel - Genazzano, Italy.

Cathedral Metz - France.

Cathedral - Dijon, France.

Cathedral of St. Joseph - Dunedin, New Zealand.

Hospice of St. Bernard - Switzerland.

Cathedral - Amalfi, Italy.

Cathedral - Havana, Cuba.

Cathedral - Guadalupe, Mexico.

Cathedral - Worms, Germany.

Cathedral - Bayeux, France.

Abbey of Einsiedeln - Switzerland.

Cathedral - Tarragona, Spain.

The Cathedral - Siena - Italy.

Interior of Cathedral - Siena, Italy.

Church of St. Charles Borromeo - Vienna, Austria.

The Cathedral - Vienna, Austria.

Church of Our Lady of the Pillar - Saragossa, Spain.

The Gesu - Rome, Italy.

The Convent of the Escurial - Spain.

Cathedral of St. Etienne - Bourges, France.

Church of the Holy Cross - Innsbruck, Tyrol (Austria).

Castle of St. Angelo - Rome.

Convent of Santa Maria del Sasso - Locarno, Switzerland.

Cathedral - Marseilles, France.

Church of Santa Maria - San Sebastian, Spain.

Abbey of the Holy Trinity Caen, France.

The Abbey of Rievaulx (ruins) - England.

Cathedral - Rouen, France.

Cathedral Rouen, France (Portal of South Transept).

Church of the Apostles - Cologne, Germany.

St. Michael's Church - Louvain, Belgium.

Church of St. Paul (The Calvary) - Antwerp, Belgium.

Cathedral - St. Augustine, Florida (Orginally a Spanish Territorial Mission).

St. Hedwige's Church - Berlin, Germany.

Cathedral of St. Peter - Nantes, France.

Church of the Resurrection - Jerusalem.

Church of San Antonio - Padua, Italy.

Old Mission - San Antonio, Texas

St. Martin's Church - Courtrai, Belgium.

La Sainte Chapelle - Paris, France.

Cathedral of Iona (ruins) - Scotland

St. Mary's Church - Laeken, Belgium.

The Cathedral - Rheims.

"You are the ones who are happy; you who remain within the Church by your Faith, who hold firmly to the foundations of the Faith which has come down to you from Apostolic Tradition. ... No one, ever, will prevail against your Faith, beloved Brothers. And we believe that God will give us our churches back some day. ... Even if Catholics faithful to Tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ."
-St. Athanasius, Letter to His Flock, 4th. c., Col...

Robert 18.01.2019 03:52

Beautiful Church's. Hope we can get them back one day!

Ad Iesum per Mariam 06.01.2017 06:00

Take heart! Although they have our beautiful buildings, WE have the glorious Catholic Faith! S. Athanasius, ora pro nobis et pro nostra Ecclesia!

Papal Restoration Staff Member 01.03.2017 00:48

Yes. What great rewards await the True Faithful who persevere with the light of the True Catholic Faith, in this darkest of eclipses (i.e., worst persecution ever of the Church).

fern 15.12.2014 19:28

To think that in not one of these monuments of the Roman Catholic Church, the Real Presence exists today.

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