The region of Catalonia, in northeast Spain, is best known for its capital, Barcelona, and the rugged coastline of its Costa Brava. But Catalonia offers an entirely different world in the Pyrenees ...
During his general audience on Nov. 18, Pope Benedict XVI explained how Christian faith in the Middle Ages inspired some of the greatest works of art of all time: the cathedrals of Europe. Dear ...
The time machine drops you onto the dusty streets of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. The year is 1211. A few hundred yards ahead is a Romanesque cathedral, nearly complete after 100 ...
HOVEN | The year was 1917, and an ambitious Bavarian priest by the name of Anthony Helmbrecht asked the citizens of Hoven to band together. The third and most recent church in the area had just fallen ...
The Middle Ages covers a large span of time—from the 5th to the 15th century. In terms of major events, the Middle Ages started roughly after the fall of Rome and ended with the beginning of the ...
The Ardmore sculptures are a unique collection of figure carvings within the Irish Romanesque. They raise a number of important questions. In this article they are described and their probable date re ...
Something unexpected arrived at St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom) in Vienna this autumn, according to the BBC. Inside a ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback