A woman disappears, “taken by wind.” A one-eyed priest frantically carves a feminine-looking crucifix for an abbey chapel, hoping it will absolve his sins. A group of nuns hides a text of mystical ...
The best location for a monastery was one that was close to water and wood. Many monastic chroniclers mention this.
The National Trust for Scotland’s archaeologists and volunteers uncovered discoveries spanning millennia in 2025 — from ...
The monastic grange project at the Abbaye Sainte-Marie of Boulaur has aroused a wave of enthusiasm in the country and is already inspiring other monasteries in Europe. The community is establishing a ...
The main Cuxa Cloister is more elaborate than its medieval archetype but follows the same four-square layout. Enclosed and hidden gardens have always appealed to me as spaces sheltered from the stormy ...
As Italy grapples with overtourism, a series of ancient trails resurrected by nuns winds through the forgotten landscapes ...
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History's most famous tapestry may have been viewed in unusual setting, new research suggests
A professor is challenging old assumptions about the iconic Bayeux Tapestry, proposing it was created for a refectory for ...
Lundquist, an English professor at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota, debuts with a wrenching account of the breakup of her marriage to a gay man. Lundquist met her Continue reading » ...
The tapestry vividly depicts the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings — and is widely believed to date to the 1070s. The scenes show how the Normans invaded England from France and seized power ...
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