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The hoard, dating back roughly 1,000 years, was found on the shores of the Schlei, an inlet in the Baltic Sea.
A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...
The skull of a medieval Lombard woman found in central Italy shows signs of having undergone two trepanations — surgeries to make holes in the head. But why she underwent the painful procedures ...
The silver piece is adorned with a cross and the iconography of a chapel and is more than 1,000 years old, the museum said in a Jan. 15 Facebook post. It’s now among the most interesting coin ...
Two questions about traditional High Church ceremonial during 1662 Prayer Book evensong: 1. Making the sign of the Cross over one's lips with the right thumb at the opening versicle "O Lord, open thou ...
Silence, a Cross-dresser from Medieval Europe. Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:00 AM Last update on: Sat Nov 27, 2021 01:13 AM . Sohana Manzoor. Sat Nov ...
A new exhibition at the British Museum casts a sharp and sometimes sinister light on the medieval worship of relics – including fragments of the Cross, the Virgin’s breast milk and a fair ...