a mandate that increased the demand for relics across the Christian world. As relics were so vital and ubiquitous, much of the surviving medieval art that we have in the 21st century is in the form of ...

225-243. “New Finds Versus the Beginning of the Narrative on Insular Gospel Books”, in Insular and Anglo-Saxon Art and Thought in the Early Medieval Period, Index of Christian Art Princeton University ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's a long way from a small village to a big city. In the indie construction game "Manor Lords," players get a finely ...

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

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

Illuminated sheep have appeared at Carlisle Castle as part of a touring sculpture exhibition. The sculptures, created by ...

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table came to life when Troy University and the Johnson Center for the Arts hosted a medieval-themed children’s book club event on Saturday at the Troy ...