In the picturesque town of Morlaix in northwestern France, archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery that has opened a window into medieval religious life. As researchers carefully excavated a ...

The church and convent of Sant’Antonio al Seggio sits on an intersection of southern Italy’s narrow cobblestone streets. Its arched entrance faces a bench and a handful of foliage. Inside the cozy ...

The Via di Linari winds through the Apennines, passing abbeys, castles, and mountain towns. Here’s how to hike the Italian ...

Gary Brannan, archivist, and Professor Sarah Rees Jones examine one of the archbishops' registers. University of York At the University of York in England, a project is underway to translate and ...

The Madonna from Havraň, a rare medieval sculpture of the Virgin Mary, has gone on display in the Convent of St. Agnes of ...

In Cáceres, Spain, the fairytale city where much of House of Dragons was filmed, a sweet secret lies behind the hidden windows of three convents. Inside, cloistered nuns make cookies and sell them to ...

In the ruins of a medieval convent in the French city of Rennes, archaeologists discovered five heart-shaped urns made of lead, each containing an embalmed human heart. Now, roughly four centuries ...

The French countryside is littered with medieval monasteries -- stony, quiet and atmospheric. Some are in a state of ruin; others are still home to peaceful monks or sisters going about their ...

Medieval nun fakes death to escape convent and enjoy a life of carnal lust. Sounds like the basis for a juicy novel, but this really happened during the 14th century in England. Archivist and ...