A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 ...

Illumination of Saint James the Apostle in the Salamanca copy of the _Liber Sancti Jacobi_ from the Codex Calixtinus. Spanish Ministry of Culture Situated at the end of the Camino de Santiago ...

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A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 ...

Mysterious signposts illuminate stone walls and archways, guiding a rider through twisting medieval alleys to the Cathedral ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Situated at the end of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route – known in English as St. James' Way, or simply“the Camino” – the Galician city of Santiago de Compostela is ...

In olden times Britain was known for its sacred routes. Canterbury Cathedral became a popular pilgrimage destination after ...

Despite popular opinions, the Middle Ages left behind objects that feel almost too extraordinary to be real. Some of their ...

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Travelers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and ...

(CNN) — Travelers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and others were warned by preachers such as 13th-century Jacques de Vitry ...