A wayside shrine is a small devotional structure set along a road, path, or crossroads, typically sheltering a religious image such as a cross, crucifix, the Virgin or a local saint. Found across Catholic and Orthodox Europe and many Asian regions, these shrines mark places of memory, protection, or passage — commemorating accidents, plague victims, pilgrim routes, parish boundaries, or moments of deliverance. Their forms range from simple column shrines and carved crucifix shelters to niche chapels too small to enter, each serving as a fixed point of orientation and quiet devotion in the landscape. - AsNotedIn
| Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Locale | |
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| Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Locale | |
| Huart Chapel, Clairfayts | Clairfayts, Nord |
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