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...

There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.

An altar containing a pot of human ashes was found near a square in Mexico City and archaeologists say it dates back to near the end of the Aztec empire.

The Valley of the temples, is an archaeological site in Agrigento. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy....

On this episode of Breaking Trail Coyote hangs out with his new friend “Bud” an adorable Dwarf Porcupine, and oh boy does he love his treats! Being a Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Bud is unique from most other Porcupines in that he has...

Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD, is a clinician, author, writing coach, speaker, and workshop leader. In addition to her New York City private psychotherapy practice, she offers remote consultations for writers, clinicians and families. She...

Jane Wong reads her poem “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly”.

There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.

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Easy Turkish is a project to help you learn Turkish in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Istanbul and other places in Turkey.

The Right Reverend Doctor John L. Selders, Jr. is an ordained minister serving in the United Church of Christ, the Organizing Pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ, Hartford, CT, former Associate College Chaplain and currently...

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Easy Turkish is a project to help you learn Turkish in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Istanbul and other places in Turkey.

The present much larger Baptistry was built in Romanesque style around 1059, evidence of the growing economic and political importance of Florence. It was reconsecrated on 6 November 1059 by Pope Nicholas II, a Florentine. According to...

In this episode we examine the topic: The Most Painful Religious Rituals

The church was originally constructed in the 11th century and underwent extensive renovations to the facade and sides in the 13th century. The interior was renewed by Gherardo Silvani in the early 17th century, possibly to an earlier...

There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.

The first Temple of Hera, built around 550 BC by the Greek colonists, is the oldest surviving temple in Paestum. Eighteenth-century archaeologists named it "The Basilica" because some mistakenly believed it to be a Roman building. (The...