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 ...

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 ...

In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental Europe. Written during ...

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 ...

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 ...

IT’s a medieval mystery that has researchers stumped: What’s the meaning of the inscription on the blade of this 13th Century sword? The British Library is turning to the public for help.