A city recently announced the discovery of a gilded Christian artifact dating back to the Early Middle Ages. In a statement published on May 12, the City of Leeds in the U.K. said the Saxon-era ...

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A priceless medieval religious cross stolen by the Nazis in Poland during World War Two was returned on Tuesday to the heirs of the rightful owners after it was nearly trashed. The enameled cross, ...

VIENNA, Austria — A medieval cross that was hidden from the Nazis and ended up in the trash has been found to be worth more than a half-million dollars, police said yesterday. A woman looking for old ...

Ceramic vessels originating in the Islamic world once adorned the facades of churches and other Christian monuments, while Christian symbols such as the cross embellished columns, slabs, and other ...

You see them everywhere in Ireland. The ringed cross is as much an emblem of Irish identity as it is a religious symbol. Outside of Ireland people of Celtic heritage use the Celtic Cross in many forms ...