Audience postponed ‘by mutual agreement’ after doctors say pontiff needs extended period of rest after spell in hospital ...

During these thousand years, this period was nourished by legends and unfounded speculations, such as the alleged conversion of the Khazars, used to compensate for the lack of historical sources. It ...

The main church of the Gelati Monastery is the only Medieval monument in the larger historic region of Eastern Asia Minor and the Caucasus that still has well-preserved mosaic decoration, comparable ...

Excavation in Israel revealed a Byzantine monastery and farmhouse, highlighting the spiritual and practical lives of desert ...

A museum exhibit in Cyprus is featuring ancient religious relics, which include mosaics and wall frescoes that were stolen ...

attesting to the daily life of the monks in the Negev in the Byzantine period. It was paved with poorly executed mosaic floors, probably laid by the monks themselves.” “Most of the finds in ...

and its unique Byzantine design reflects a period in time where Marseille port was "the gateway to the east." Inside, visitors will find mosaics, statues and side chapels. Recent visitors said the ...