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…
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…
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…

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Відсутність покликань: завершення епохи сестер Урсулінок у провінції Квебек, Канада.

  Сестри-урсулінки Сесіль Діон,  Поліна Дучесна та сестра Селін Бергерон у церкві монастиря Урсулінок у Квебеці 1 червня 2018. У…

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Canyons and Caves Preserve a Tradition from Early Christianity in Lebanon. Video

Ouadi Qadisha UNESCO World Heritage site. Ouadi Qadisha, is a gorge that lies within the Becharre and Zgharta Districts of…

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Historical Churches in Iran

The majority of churches in Iran that possess historical and artistic value were built around the eight century A.H. or…

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The Spanish monk who built cathedral from scrap

As a young man, he joined a Trappist monastery but had to leave in 1961, after eight years, when he…

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Buddhist priest against banks

Medical personnel check a woman evacuated from her home near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for radiation exposure on March…

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Excavations start on Palestine’s oldest monastery

The Palestinian government and international organizations started a major excavation to restore St. Hilarion Monastery, locally known as Tell Umm…

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The Great Lavra of St. Sabas. Judean Desert, Palestine

Photo: photito.com The Great Lavra of St. Sabas, known in Arabic as Mar Saba, is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking…

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Монастырь Cristo Orante. Аргентина

  фото fernandezluisricardo.blogspot.com Следуя  по стопам Молитва Христа и древней традиции монашества, это маленькое сообщество живет в уединении  братской жизнью, молясь…

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Caldey Island is a monastic island of the Pembrokeshire coast. England

Monks first came to Caldey in the 6th Century. Pyro, the first abbot is remembered in the island's Welsh name,…

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Christian-Muslim Paradise – Maalula (Syria). The past and the present

Located 50 km from Damascus in the direction of Lebanon is the magnificent village of Maalula (also spelled Maaloula), Syria.…

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