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In the Middle Ages every Christian who could afford one had a Book of Hours

The Metropolitan Museum of Art calls the devotional a “medieval bestseller.”

Who wrote the four Gospels?

Ancient ideas on "authorship" and "inspiration" might be different from ours.

Pilgrim badges, the most sought-after souvenirs of medieval Christianity

Pinning one of these brooches on your hat or lapel would let everyone you met know you had visited a holy Christian site.

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Expert claims the Veil at Manoppello matches perfectly with the image on the Shroud of Turin.

A traveler’s guide to the “other Notre Dames” of France

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St. Teresa of Avila would never have snapped her fingers.

Where does the expression “peace be with you” come from?

Spoiler alert: Its heritage is not exclusively Christian.

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What is arguably the most Catholic country in Europe and has given rise to some of the greatest saints of the modern era.

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The isle of Iona, birthplace of Christianity in Scotland

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