Daily Prayers with Decomposing Corpses: Death Chairs at Aragonese Castle

The Aragonese Castle is a castle built on top of a rocky islet next to Ischia, a small Italian island on the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. Whilst a stronghold is said to have already been built during Classical times, much of the present structure dates to the Middle Ages. The Aragonese Castle…

May 28, 20240Comments

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Christians Supplied Medieval Pagans with Horses for Sacrifice for Funeral Rituals

In the late medieval period, pagans in the Baltic region of northern Europe imported horses from neighboring Christian nations for use in funeral rituals, according to a study. Horse sacrifices were highly visible and symbolic public rites across pagan prehistoric Europe, persisting the latest among the Baltic tribes, up to the 14th century AD. Offering pits might…

May 23, 20240Comments

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Most visited pilgrims sites in the world

Pilgrimage has been a significant part of human civilization, binding cultures, religions, and races across continents. It's a spiritual voyage that millions undertake each year, seeking solace, answers, or simply an intimate encounter with their faith. What are the pilgrimage destinations you must visit, and why are these places so revered? River Ganges Photo…

May 21, 20240Comments

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Паломницкий маршрут “Шлях Сантьяго”: поради початківцям

«Щасливий ти, здійснюючи паломництво, якщо, завершуючи дорогу, ти відкриваєш, що справжній Шлях тільки починається». Колись Шляхом Сантьяго йшли лише глибоко релігійні люди, прагнучи відвідати священне для католиків місце й отримати відпущення гріхів. Сьогодні тут можна зустріти і шукачів пригод, і тих, хто намагається знайти втрачений сенс життя, і творчих особистостей у гонитві за натхненням.…

May 20, 20240Comments

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14th Century Church Discovered under a Tennis Court in Hungary

During an archaeological excavation in Visegrád, a fortified medieval castle on a hill overlooking the Danube in northern Hungary, the ruins of the Church of the Virgin Mary, built during the reign of King Sigismund, were found under a tennis court. Traces of a clash from hundreds of years ago were also discovered in the area surrounding the…

May 20, 20240Comments

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The Worst Popes and Their Dirty Secrets

Throughout history, the papacy has been a beacon of spirituality and moral guidance for billions of Catholics worldwide. However, nestled within its illustrious lineage lies a trove of scandalous tales, and Benedict the 9th takes center stage in this sordid saga. Ascending to the papal throne as a mere teenager in approximately 1032, at the age of…

May 17, 20240Comments

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Весак. День народження Будди

15 травня святкують День народження Будди. Фото Marisa04/pixabay.com День народження Будди – важливе свято для буддистів усього світу. Він традиційно відзначається в більшості країн Східної Азії на згадку про народження принца Сіддхартхі Гаутами, який є засновником буддизму і також відомий як Гаутама Будда. Будда народився в королівській сім'ї близько 563/480 р. до…

May 14, 20240Comments

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The third largest mosque in the world was inaugurated in Algeria

It’s also Africa’s largest, but critics view the mosque as a vanity project for a former president who tried to name it after himself. Al Jazeera reports. Cars drive past the Djamaa El-Djazair or the Great Mosque of Algiers [Anis Belghoul/AP Photo] Algeria has inaugurated the world’s third-largest and Africa’s largest mosque,…

February 27, 20240Comments

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Sensation!? Egypt’s Oldest Papyri Detail Great Pyramid Construction

CHRISTOPHER KLEIN Egypt’s oldest papyrus fragments, which detail the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, have gone on public display in Cairo. In 2013, a joint team of French and Egyptian archaeologists discovered a remarkable find in a cave at the ancient Red Sea port of Wadi el-Jarf—hundreds of inscribed papyrus fragments that…

February 20, 20240Comments

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Brazil: 9,000-year-old Human Skeletons and Over 100,000 Artifacts

Surveyors in Brazil were appraising a site identified for the building of a new apartment complex. However, they downed tools, and called in archaeologists when they started finding bones and shards of pottery. Now, a multi-layered archaeological site has been revealed which has yielded 43 human skeletons and in excess of 100,000 artifacts. …

February 5, 20240Comments

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