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Christianity

How a Threadbare 'Bag of Secrets' Led to Guy Fawkes's Gruesome Execution

The documents that convicted the infamous traitor were all kept in this unassuming leather pouch.

Kavitha Rao May 19, 2023

Torre Federici

A family accused of witchcraft once called this medieval tower home.

Tallinn, Estonia

Saint Olaf's Church

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Geneva, Switzerland

John Calvin's Chair

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Ka Hale La’au

Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.

Sandhead, Scotland

Kirkmadrine Stones

Dating back to the 500s, these stones include some of the oldest Christian memorials in Scotland.

Ano Syros, Greece

Catholic Church of Agios Georgios

On top of a hill, this Catholic church overlooks the most Catholic island in Greece.

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

'Bana Thighearna nan Eilean' ('Our Lady of the Isles')

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

Podcast: St. Brigid’s Well

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team March 1, 2022

The Forgotten Women Who Ruled the Medieval Middle East

A new book tells the tales of the queens of Jerusalem.

Sarah Durn January 25, 2022

Glasgow, Scotland

Lady Well

This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.

Ardchattan, Scotland

Ardchattan Priory

A private home envelops the ruins of this 13th-century priory.

Church of San Bernardino

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

The Bone-Shaped Sweets That Honor the Dead in Spain

Make the marzipan "limbs" that commemorate loved ones on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

Vera Armus October 15, 2021

Sawley, England

Sawley Abbey

The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

Wadi Halfa, Sudan

Church Pillars of Sai Island

These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.

Pilgrims Flock to the Site of Africa's Only Recognized Marian Apparition

A small town in Rwanda was home to visions in the 1980s that, in retrospect, portended the violence to come.

Tamara Ferrari August 24, 2021

Does This Medieval Fresco Show A Hallucinogenic Mushroom in the Garden of Eden?

Controversy over what's depicted in the image, and what it may say about early Christians, has raged for decades.

Emma Betuel August 5, 2021