Ganden Sumtseling Monastery in Shangri-La was built in 1679 at the direction of the Fifth Dalai Lama. James Whitlow Delano To conjure the lost world of imperial China, you might resort to the ...

His mother, Conchessa, is believed to have been a close relative of Saint Martin of Tours. His family was highly regarded in ...

St. Anthony of Padua is not the patron saint of winemakers—that distinction goes to St. Vincent or St. Martin of Tours or, if you happen to be in Bulgaria, St. Trifon the Pruner—but perhaps he ...

St. Eligius was born in Chaptelat, near Limoges, France around 590 A.D. to Roman parents. At a young age, his father recognized that his son had an unusual talent and sent him to the famous ...

He is the primary patron saint of Ireland, but was most likely born in Roman Britain and didn’t make it to the Emerald Isle until he was kidnapped by Irish pirates at the age of 16. Does that ...

If you were fortunate enough to be named after our patron saint then the time has finally come for you to cash in. This St Patrick’s Day, the Hook Lighthouse is offering complimentary tours to ...