The typical Italian Gothic building, the Cathedral of Florence, is dedicated to "Santa Maria del Fiore". The church was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio (c1245-1302) who considerably enlarged the existing religious structure. Finished...

The Capuchin Crypt is a small space comprising several tiny chapels located beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini on the Via Veneto near Piazza Barberini in Rome, Italy. It contains the skeletal remains of...

The Temple Mount or al-Haram al-Sherif, holy to both Jews and Muslims. According to the Bible, the Jewish Temples stood on the Temple Mount. According to Jewish tradition and scripture, the First Temple was built by King Solomon the son...

Between 1380 and 1404, it was converted into a church used as the chapel of Florence's powerful craft and trade guilds. On the ground floor of the square building are the 13th-century arches that originally formed the loggia of the grain...

The Western Wall is one of the most iconic religious sites in the world. Tens of thousands of Jews travel there to pray. But what is the Western Wall?

The monastery was founded in the 1220s by the monk Yoakim, who later became a Bulgarian patriarch. The Bulgarian tsars Yoan Asen __ (1218-1241), Yoan Alexander (1331-1371) and other representatives of the royal court, were among the...

The rock monastery was established during the existence of the Second Bulgarian Empire, but for the first time its name was mentioned in the Ottoman Tax Register of 1431. For some time during the 19th century the monastery was left...

The pope represents over one billion people, his government has a permanent presence at the United Nations and runs the oldest diplomatic service on earth. Could the Vatican City be home to the world's most influential government?

According to a legend in Greek mythology, the island's original name was "Letois", after the goddess and huntress of deer Artemis, daughter of Leto. It was believed that Patmos came into existence thanks to her divine intervention. The...

We recently saw the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Today, I'm going to give you a simple idea of what Ramadan is about, and what Muslims do to celebrate it.

In 2018 the Vatican and the Communist Party of China signed a deal ostensibly to try and make life easier for Chinese Catholics. Since then though it's been alleged that the Catholic Church has allowed the CCP to take over Catholocism in...

The Viscri fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Viscri Bra_ov County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of...

The largest fortified church in southeastern Europe, Prejmer was built by Teutonic knights in 1212-1213. The church, built in a cross-like plan, was completed in 1225 and later adapted to the Cistercian style. The nave features...

Faisal Mohyuddin reads his poem, “The Faces of the Holy”.

Biertan was founded by Transylvanian Saxons in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. It was allowed to organize a market, placing it in competition with Media_ and Mo_na; it was also the see of the Saxon Lutheran Church from 1572 to 1867....

The largest fortified church in southeastern Europe, Prejmer (Tartlau in German)

Barbie and Kinn singing O Holy Night is the FUNNIEST CHRISTMAS SONG VIDEO you will see this year. Barbie & Kinn love singing Christmas songs (Yes chins love to sing too) Chins especially love singing with Bella and Beans. Join Barbie &...

Inspiration can be cruel, and artists often feel lost without it. And when it won't show up, which will happen, creative types turn to a myriad of restorative methods: running, isolation, reading, and, most infamously, drugs. But while...

The Gospel Trail provides an opportunity for anyone on foot or mountain bike to enjoy the physical and spiritual experience of following in the footsteps of Jesus through the beautiful, historical landscape of the Galilee. The trail...

This animated video class is all the Hindu festival of Holi.Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn about events around the world.

MOT 1940: THE VATICAN: INT Office of 'Maestro di Camera Del Papa', w/ chamberlain talking papers from nuns, pilgrims. Man at desk passing out papers to waiting people. People leaving office.

The Dome of the Rock is one of the most iconic buildings in the world and one of the most sacred buildings for Muslims today. But what is the Dome of the Rock? What is its history?

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This tiny nation exists entirely within these walls, but its influence is felt the world over.

In this episode we examine the topic: Santa Muerte: The Folk Saint of Death