These hidden gems give you a glimpse of Europe's rich history and culture and let you enjoy quietude. Here's a look. Located ...

All the rites in use today evolved from the liturgical practices and ecclesiastical organization used by the churches in these cities. The Church of Christ represented in these ecclesiastical ...

For example, there are 22 eastern Churches sui iuris, made up of two Alexandrian, three Antiochene, one Armenian, two Chaldean and 14 Byzantine. Information on each of these sui iuris Churches as ...

The citadel area numbers many Byzantine churches, mainly from the 13th century, as well as several mosques built under the Ottoman era which began in 1417. Gjirokastra, in the Drinos river valley in ...