The first discovery of a woman’s remains at a Byzantine monastery challenges long-held beliefs about early Christian ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

Monastic Burial Site in Sudan Revealed Rare Christian Tattoo on the Bones of a Mummified Nubian The medieval monastic site of ...

Sheikh Majid bin Saud Al Mualla, chairman of the Umm Al Quwain Department of Tourism and Archaeology, front right, explains to Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and Youth, during a visit of the ...

The Renaissance-style complex includes a large church and two cloisters, and is the first Christian monastery built after the Catholics Monarchs gained control of the city. The order of the ...

The liturgical book was produced in one of the first Christian monasteries and contains the complete texts of two Bible books. The text is of "monumental importance as a witness to the earliest ...