Monks first came to Caldey in the 6th Century. Pyro, the first abbot is remembered in the island’s Welsh name, Ynys Byr. Pyro was followed by St Samson, from the Celtic monastery at Llantwit Major. Viking raids may have ended this settlement in the 10th Century.
In the 12th Century Benedictines from St…
Thousands heritage artefacts were stolen from Nepal, but a statue of Shiva and his wife that were taken to the US have been returned decades after their theft, Al Jazeera’s reports from Kathmandu.
The two statues — one of Buddha and the other of the Hindu god Shiva and his wife Parvati…
A military chaplain ministers to military personnel and, in most cases, their families and civilians working for the military. In some cases they will also work with local civilians within a military area of operations.
Although the term chaplain originally had Christian roots, it is generally used today in military organizations to describe all professionals specially…
The Georgian artist Gioorgi Orbeladze (გიორგი ორბელაძე) shares with us the secrets of fresco painting.
St. George’s Cathedral. Georgia. The painter Giorgi Orbeladze.
Giorgi Orbeladze contact telephone: +995595370965
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Photo: Holy Cross Monastery in Jerusalem. Georgian frescoes and inscriptions