A 12th-century stone carving discovered in northern Germany may depict Otto of Bamberg, a bishop and missionary.

To be human is to crave light. We rise and sleep according to the rhythms of the sun, and have long associated light with divinity. Focusing on the arts of western Europe, Lumen explores the ways in ...

Painter and printmaker Bruce Onobrakpeya put forth a new vision of biblical figures for African Christians in the early post-colonial life of his country Station VI: Veronica wipes the face of ...

Higher education, and the pursuit of knowledge more broadly, can expand the spiritual horizons of the learner, argues Fr. Dan ...

The Toledo Museum of Art has opened a show that demonstrates what a modern exhibition dedicated to Africa should look like.

Far from a “dark age,” the medieval era was a time of explosive academic inquiry, and scholars of both science and religion ...

View of excavated area in early medieval cave settlement of Las Gobas ... Andalus which eventually covered most of Iberia. But how Christian kingdoms persisted in the north of this Peninsula ...

Boethius offers both intellectual stimulation and spiritual succour. So why, 1500 years after his death, is he so ...

In a Q&A, Yale historian Ivan G. Marcus explains the rise of a confrontation in medieval Europe that set the stage for modern antisemitism.

An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas ... that lived on the border between the northern Christian kingdoms and Al-Andalus during the early Medieval ...

Framed by beaches and home to a collection of Portugal’s most eclectic historic mansions, this Portuguese Riviera town is a ...

What are the best medieval games? Rare is a videogame that doesn’t feature at least one sword, suit of armor, or roast chicken. Still, they’re usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging ...