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From English chapels whose halls are roamed by chilling and ancient ghosts of the past, to Mexican monasteries where it's rumored the spirits of parishioners long since deceased still linger. Eerie phantoms, inexplicable electronic malfunctions, and vengeful specters await on this list of The World's Most Haunted Churches.
Photos:
"Borgvattnet Kyrka 01" by Jojoo64 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jojoo64&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Borgvattnet church" by EHvanMunster (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:EHvanMunster&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Borgvattnet's church and village view (Mr Thinktank) - Flickr" by Mr Thinktank (flickr.com/people/34621580@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"St Botolph's church, Boston - geograph.org.uk - 4283729" by Julian P Guffogg (geograph.org.uk/profile/25219) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"St Botolph's Church, Boston - geograph.org.uk - 2660001" by Ashley Dace (geograph.org.uk/profile/29497) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Church of St Botolph, Boston, Lincolnshire (4662619851)" by David (flickr.com/people/92024986@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"I12 095 Akershus Festning" by Falk2 (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Falk2) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Akershus castle churc" by Damsleth (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Damsleth) is licensed under CC BY 2.5
"Akershus fortress, Castle church" by Aksel Lian (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Leskalius&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Iglesia de la Comunidad Indígena de San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, México - Indian Community Church of San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico - panoramio" by cesar.ruiz (web.archive.org/web/20161021191102/http://www.panoramio.com/user/2572584?with_photo_id=53311023) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"San Juan Chamula Cemetery (Day of the Dead - November 2020) - 2" by Carlos t (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Carlos_t) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"ChurChamula" by Talegafrita (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Talegafrita) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Louis Cathedral (New Orleans) 2" by APK (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:APK) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"St. Louis Cathedral Ceiling" by Seth Cardoza (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Skwigger) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Saint Louis Cathedral New Orleans Night 2019" by Larry D. Moore (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nv8200p) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)
From English chapels whose halls are roamed by chilling and ancient ghosts of the past, to Mexican monasteries where it's rumored the spirits of parishioners long since deceased still linger. Eerie phantoms, inexplicable electronic malfunctions, and vengeful specters await on this list of The World's Most Haunted Churches.
Photos:
"Borgvattnet Kyrka 01" by Jojoo64 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jojoo64&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Borgvattnet church" by EHvanMunster (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:EHvanMunster&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Borgvattnet's church and village view (Mr Thinktank) - Flickr" by Mr Thinktank (flickr.com/people/34621580@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"St Botolph's church, Boston - geograph.org.uk - 4283729" by Julian P Guffogg (geograph.org.uk/profile/25219) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"St Botolph's Church, Boston - geograph.org.uk - 2660001" by Ashley Dace (geograph.org.uk/profile/29497) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Church of St Botolph, Boston, Lincolnshire (4662619851)" by David (flickr.com/people/92024986@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"I12 095 Akershus Festning" by Falk2 (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Falk2) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Akershus castle churc" by Damsleth (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Damsleth) is licensed under CC BY 2.5
"Akershus fortress, Castle church" by Aksel Lian (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Leskalius&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Iglesia de la Comunidad Indígena de San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, México - Indian Community Church of San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico - panoramio" by cesar.ruiz (web.archive.org/web/20161021191102/http://www.panoramio.com/user/2572584?with_photo_id=53311023) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"San Juan Chamula Cemetery (Day of the Dead - November 2020) - 2" by Carlos t (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Carlos_t) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"ChurChamula" by Talegafrita (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Talegafrita) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Louis Cathedral (New Orleans) 2" by APK (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:APK) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"St. Louis Cathedral Ceiling" by Seth Cardoza (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Skwigger) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Saint Louis Cathedral New Orleans Night 2019" by Larry D. Moore (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nv8200p) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)
