The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...

Some ‘Hairy’ Medieval Books Were Covered in Sealskin, and Researchers Don’t Know Exactly Why Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the ...

University of Minnesota students can learn about “transgender saints” in a class on “intersectional medieval art.” The class is “grounded in critical race theory, intersectionality, and ...

St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace Giovanna Dell'orto Wednesday 05 March 2025 05:26 GMT ...

A motion picture depictive of the life of the Blessed Virgin is now in preparation by The Catholic Art Association, which has been making Catholic pictures for seven years. Its purpose is "to ...

He not only sustained his art in the war zone but also came to appreciate the beauty of God’s world even more, and became Catholic in 2005. “I’m a convert and I think there are a lot of different ways ...

Daniel Mitsui, a contemporary Catholic artist based in Hobart, Ind., who creates art in the medieval style, said that Catholic art today suffers from the wounds of a double-edged sword: rejection of ...

Daniel Mitsui, a contemporary Catholic artist based in Hobart, Indiana, who creates art in the medieval style, told CNA that Catholic art today suffers from the wounds of a double-edged sword ...

Wakefield has yielded more hidden medieval Catholic treasures than almost any other English town. The ivory and other artworks were, in a sense, at the heart of popular resistance to the 16th ...

Babies in Medieval paintings are known for their resemblance to tiny angry old men, but the fashion drew from religious depictions of Jesus.

In medieval France – where most of the snail drawings were made – the Lombards were smeared in various ways, such as with suggestions they were unhygienic and cowardly.