How to Understand the Three Wise Men, Frankincense & Myrrh
The story of the nativity is actually a blend of both the gospels of Luke and Matthew. They reveal the significance of the gifts carried by the three kings
Archaeologists Worked Feverishly to Excavate Colonial-Era Graves at Philly Construction Site
The First Baptist Cemetery was supposed to have been moved in 1859, but as it turned out many of the graves were left behind
Researchers Decipher Recipe Believed to Treat Medieval Mystic
The find came to light thanks to a multi-spectral analysis on the manuscript of Margery Kempe’s autobiography
Step Inside This Underground Cathedral, Carved Into the Walls of an Abandoned Salt Mine
An old mine has transformed into a subterranean worship space, 650 feet underground
Listen to the Sounds of Sacred Spaces Around the World
A new project documents, then remixes, religious and spiritual sounds
Archaeologists Might Have Found Another Dead Sea Scroll Cave
It could be cave number 12
The History of the National Prayer Breakfast
The tradition began with President Eisenhower and has often been a place for the chief executive to talk about his faith
Here’s What Happens in a “Comic Book” Drawn by Medieval Monks
Psychomachia pits vice against virtue in a battle for human souls
Why the Templar Secret Rituals Were So Controversial
From spitting on the Christian cross to strange sexual acts, the Knights Templar’s secret rituals were controversial
Was This Hidden Tunnel Used by the Knights Templar?
It’s unclear if the Knights Templar created the secret tunnel in Acre, Israel, as an escape route or a way to secretly export valuable items
One Time, They Closed the Leaning Tower of Pisa Because It Leaned Too Much
It marked the first time in the tower’s long life that it was was closed for repair.
There Are Only Two Shakers Left in the World
One of America’s oldest religious sects still survives
How the Knights Templar Came to Be
After a group of pilgrims were murdered in 1119, nine crusaders formed a pact to protect any others like them from harm
After Nearly 70 Years, the India-Pakistan Partition Gets a Museum
The Partition Museum is unrelenting in its portrayal of a brutal era
You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without a Trip to Istanbul
Stanford scientists have digitally created the building’s unique sound, taking listeners back to the Middle Ages
Someday, Maybe We’ll Have Hanukkah in July
Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day this year because not everyone follows the same calendar
Oldest Community of Monks in U.K. Discovered
The find was thanks to a community training dig
Do We Finally Know How the Holy Grail Disappeared?
How did an onyx cup thought to be the Holy Grail disappear from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 909 AD?
What Pilgrims Heard When They Arrived in America
They came to America seeking religious freedom, but what did their prayers, and those of the local Native Americans, sound like?
ISIS Has Destroyed a Nearly 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Ziggurat
The ziggurat of Nimrud was the ancient city’s central temple
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