In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in ...

Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life both in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States explores the parallel histories of ...

Beyond the bustle of one of Britain’s most picturesque high streets hides an ancient garden undergoing a gentle renaissance.

The church and monastery, located in the municipality ... of the archaeological research with data from a medieval document detailing the life of St. Theodosius of Tarnovo, a high-ranking ...

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help ...

The medieval remains were found during work ... would "provide an amazing insight into the history and everyday life of this monastic site". A report will be drawn up for councillors once the ...

After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke walked back to his ...

Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random, has signed a 'radically ambitious' book by historian James Clark in a 'heated' nine ...

New Perspectives on the ‘Civil Wars’ in Medieval Scandinavia ... However, a few sources let us explore lay life in this period more broadly. Beyond the Monastery Walls exploits perhaps the richest of ...

Students joined archaeologists in a multi-year excavation of a medieval monastery in England. Screengrab from University of Reading's Facebook post In 2021, archaeologists searching the bank of ...

From its grand and formidable medieval castle to its beautiful marina, this is the perfect place for a peaceful escape - not ...