- Churches are supposed to be places of peace,
where people go to pray and find joy in their lives,
but not every church is inhabited by the living.
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Here are 10 Creepy Haunted Churches You Shouldn't Visit.
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Number one is the Temple of Amida.
Located on Mount Myohozan in Japan,
the Amida-Ji Temple was built to appease spirits
of those that were killed during a war
that saw the end of the Hiki clan over 700 years ago.
The most famous legend to come out of the temple
was that of Hyosh, a penniless blind man
with a gift for playing music who used to live there.
On multiple nights, he was led away
by a samurai to the home of a lord.
However, Hyosh was not going to a house at all,
but instead was actually playing music
in front of the Hiki emperor's grave.
Painting protective symbols all over the blind man,
the temple's priests forgot to mark his ears
so when the samurai returned, they were
the only parts of Hyosh he could see.
Hearing of this, Hyosh panicked,
tore them off, and never returned.
To this very day, Hyosh, the earless, wondrous music,
can be still heard in the graveyard
around the temple late at night.
Number nine is Notre Dame.
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Located in Paris, France, the Notre Dame Cathedral,
officially completely in 1345, stands as possibly
the finest example of French Gothic architecture.
One of the legends surrounding the structure's completion
says that in the 13th century,
a blacksmith named Biscornet was given
the task of decorating the cathedral side doors.
Overwhelmed with the thought of working on such a building,
he made a deal with the devil,
who completed the beautiful doors for him.
But on the day that the doors were to be opened,
they wouldn't budge until holy water was sprinkled on them.
Another tale tells the story of a mysterious woman
known only as MJ,
who in October of 1882,
jumped from one of the towers and died upon impact.
It's said that to this day,
upon walking through those doors,
you can feel an eerie presence, and upon looking
up at the gargoyles on the cathedral itself,
MJ can still be seen walking among them.
Number eight is St. Andrews on the Red.
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Officially opened in 1849, St. Andrews on the Red
is a church in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada,
named primarily due to the proximity to the Red River,
and also due to the pair of glowing red eyes
that many people have seen while inside.
Considered one of Canada's most haunted places,
St. Andrews is home to multiple ghosts,
including a man in black, as well as a woman in white,
who appear and disappear seemingly at random
while walking about the graveyard outside.
The gates of that cemetery have
been seen and heard rattling strongly,
even when there's no breeze,
as well as a ghost car has been seen
traveling around the church's parking area.
Many who have witnessed the supernatural entities
on the church's grounds reported having awful nightmares
for several nights afterwards,
most of which came with visions of the rattling gate.
Number seven is Egg Hill Church.
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Built in 1860, Egg Hill Church sits all but abandoned
in Center County, Pennsylvania.
Legend has it that a minister went mad
and chained the front doors of the building shut
with his entire congregation inside.
He then proceeded to give communion;
however, the wine was laced with poison.
Everyone in that Mass was killed,
including the minister himself.
Today, the church is said to be haunted,
with some seeing the ghost of the priest himself,
while others claim that they've seen
some of the murdered patrons.
Some claim that the urban legend
is simply that, an urban legend;
however, others say that the story only came after
terrifying things began happening in and around Egg Hill.
These include sightings of the ghostly minister,
dark marks that appear and disappear on the church's walls,
and the church bells ringing on their own.
Number six is St. Michan's Church.
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Built in 1095 as a Catholic church
for the remaining Vikings in the area,
the St. Michan's Church in Dublin, Ireland
converted to being a Protestant church in 1686.
But even with the change and rebuilding of much of it,
the building never removed the vault in the basement.
Several coffins still containing bodies
have been found in the rooms under the chapel,
many of which have never been identified.
Incredibly, due to the limestone content in the soil,
as well as the dry conditions inside the crypt,
these bodies have mummified,
becoming almost perfectly preserved.
Among the bodies are those of powerful families,
many of whom are apparently still trying
to influence the living today.
Visitors often report hearing the mummies whisper,
often many voices at once, and some have
even felt unseen hands grab them or even push them.
Not exactly a place you want to go worship at.
Number five is Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.
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Located in Velankanni, India,
the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
has been the site of numerous supernatural occurrences.
Built in the early 1900's, the location of the church
was selected due to sighting of
a ghostly woman and her infant son, who many claim to be the
Mother Mary and Jesus Christ himself.
Two of the first sightings were by young boys,
the second of which was crippled
until the spirits appeared to him.
There are even tales of the ghostly pair
saving European sailors from a storm,
which suddenly ended when they appeared
on the deck of a Portuguese ship.
As of today, these unknown ghostly figures
are often seen wandering the grounds.
In addition, other unidentified ghosts
have been sighted at the Basilica,
including a number of traders from international
destinations who were worshipers at the church.
No one at the church, or anyone who visits it,
knows what these ghosts want, or who they truly are,
but they remain cautious.
Number four is St. Louis Cathedral.
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Initially built in 1718,
the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, king of France,
better known locally as St. Louis Cathedral,
is located in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
It hold the title as the oldest cathedral
in the United States.
The building that stands today is the fourth iteration
of the church after a hurricane and a fire
took down the first two, and a public outcry
to expand took most of the third.
However, it's rumored that when the cathedral was expanded,
it covered a small cemetery on the church grounds,
and those interred there took offense.
Notable ghosts include Pere Antoine,
a Spanish-Capuchin friar who's been spotted
roaming the grounds or standing by the altar.
Another is Pere Dagobert, a monk who walks the halls
in sandals at night, chanting as he shuffles along.
Number three is St. Thomas Church.
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Located in a small village called Mulgoa
in New South Wales, Australia, St. Thomas Church was
constructed in 1838 out of sandstone and cedar.
With a number of updates over the years,
the church still stands today,
though for some it may not have the draw that is used to.
It's rumored that two twin brothers were
playing with fire on the church grounds
when it suddenly got out of control
and wound up killing them both.
People have reported spotting or
hearing both of the brothers, who were perceived
as being angry with the visitors,
especially if they happen to light a match or lighter.
Additionally, people have reported strange activity
while driving towards or around the church at night.
It's said that a warning comes first,
when the headlights on your vehicle stop working,
but soon after, your car will stall,
stranding you there with the angry ghost twins.
Number two is Old Rock Church.
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Located 6.4 kilometers east of Cranfills Gap
in Bosque County, Texas, St. Olaf's Kirke,
more commonly known as the Old Rock,
was built between 1884 and 1886.
The building was closed in 1917
when another Lutheran church was built nearby;
however, that doesn't mean that the pews are empty.
According to multiple witness reports,
a large group of the dead still regularly attend,
most often on Sundays.
Many claim to have seen strange lights swirling about
both inside the chapel and in the cemetery beside it.
Strange voices can be heard reciting passages from both
the Bible and hymn books, as well as some
translucent figures walking among the seats.
But none of that holds a candle to the choir.
A few visitors have claimed that
they heard the sound of a ghostly choir singing hymns
coming from inside the church at night.
And number one is St. Nicholas Church.
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Located in Pluckley, England, allegedly
the most haunted church in the country,
St. Nicholas Church certainly adds its fair share
of ghost stories to the nation.
A number of paranormal experts have investigated
this building, specifically looking for
two ghostly women who haunt it.
Outside, walking the grounds, you may spot the Red Lady,
a middle-aged woman in red clothing
that is buried in a lead box somewhere on the premises.
She roams the area surrounding the church,
crying as she searches in vain for her baby, who,
as the story goes, was stillborn prior to her death.
Inside the church is the White Lady,
a woman who's been seen both as
a ghostly woman in flowing white garments
and as a disfigured result of a house fire
that she apparently lost her life to in 1952.
Beware if you visit this area because
neither seem to enjoy visitors.
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