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Places of worship (churches, monasteries, cathedrals, abbeys etc.)
Places of worship articles should be named using the most commonly known English name (
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, formally known as the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine).
If there is no English name by which the church is commonly known, (mostly regarding places of worship in non-English-speaking territories)), then this order should be used:
The Saint's name(s) first, followed by the word monastery, church, cathedral, abbey, etc.—St. Archangels Monastery rather than Monastery of Saint Archangels; St. John's Church rather than Church of St. John.
The words Church, Monastery, Cathedral, Abbey should be capitalised; St. John's Church rather than St. John's church
When the church or monastery name is also the name of a church saint, "St." rather than "Saint"—St. Peter's Church, St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Peter's Abbey, etc.[1]
Use of full stop (period) (.) after "St"; St. Mary's Church versus St Mary's Church is a matter of
WP:ENGVAR; refer to use in reliable sources and consistency within the nation.
In instances where multiple places of worship have the same name or dedication, use the name of the settlement or
administrative division in which the building is located—St. Mark's Church, Belgrade; St. Mark's Church, Zagreb.
The name of the location of the building should be used without brackets and should be separated from the building's name with a comma—St. Mark's Church, Zagreb rather than St. Mark's Church (Belgrade).
Geographical placenames (towns, cities, etc.)
For landmarks and geographical names in the US, the abbreviation "St." is commonly used with a full stop (period)—St. Augustine, Florida—
For landmarks and geographical names in the UK, the abbreviation "St" is commonly used without a full stop (period)—St Albans.
For landmarks and geographical names in other territories, use the most-common, locally-used convention. If no local variety of English can be defined, the word "Saint" should not be abbreviated Saint Petersburg for the Russian city).[2]
For unnamed lighthouses, use the convention location followed by lighthouse;
Cape Palliser lighthouse.
An alternative convention is to use "light" or "Light" instead of "Lighthouse". There is no established preference of one format over the other, or variance on a case-by-case basis based on use in sources.
Landmarks
Landmarks should follow the same conventions as all other buildings, written above.