Red Temple

"I was born the youngest of eight in Myr, across the Narrow Sea, so my father gave me over to the Red Temple. In their wisdom they decided to make me a priest instead of a warrior or a temple prostitute like other children."

- Thoros of Myr

Red Temples are the places of worship in the religion of R'hllor, called "Red" because of the color's association with the god. They are occupied not only by Red Priests but also temple warriors as well as temple prostitutes of both sexes.

Red Temples are prominent throughout Essos, where the faith in R'hllor is strong. Of particular note are the Red Temples in Volantis and Myr.

In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire books Red Temples are were Red Priests conduct their devotions every evening, lighting a fire and praying to R'hllor to bring back the dawn throughout the entire night. In places where belief in the Lord of Light is strong, Red Temples receive children and also also buy them to be raised as priests, warriors and temple prostitutes. Bought slave children are given the title of Slave of R'hllor and are often branded with flaming tattoos across their faces. Those raised as warriors to protect the temples are known as the Fiery Hand.

There are Red Temples in all of the Free Cities, some of the greatest being those in Lys and Volantis. There's also a Red Temple in Selhorys as well as a small one in Oldtown visited by sailors.