Burgundy is crisscrossed with canals and dotted with farming villages and its hillsides produce the superior wines and fine ...

A group of Orthodox monks in upstate New York takes the Christian imperative to care for creation more literally than most ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the well-preserved remains of a lost church that is thought to have once formed part of a medieval monastery ... document detailing the life of St. Theodosius ...

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

According to the Rule they were to take a vow of obedience, lead a simple and self-denying life ... Only some of the monks actually slept here, as many had private quarters. No fire was allowed and in ...

The longest of the existing Maya hieroglyphic manuscripts, the codex contains over 250 almanacs, which describe events of daily life during ... In its medieval heyday, Novgorod, a city situated ...

Monasteries were places where monks lived. Monks devoted their lives to God and doing his work. They also provided help and support to their local community. At a time when there was no healthcare ...

Since the photographer’s death, in 1987, the only book he published in his lifetime has attained the status of a classic.

He oversees three monks who live on the grounds of the medieval compound ... It's so together, because we don't imagine our ...

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

Within its medieval walls ... “We don’t know exactly where the monks went; we just know that one was found here 40 years later.” Monastic life was extinguished for a time.

Medieval monks and the powerful dukes of Burgundy laid the groundwork that established this town’s prosperity. (The monks cultivated wine, while the dukes cultivated wealth.) Life here still ...