Much of the Christian world, especially the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, have been roiled by reports that an Egyptian court has mandated that St. Catherine's Monastery be taken over by the ...

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian ...

It is typical of Garsington’s intelligent and insightful new production of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades. Movement ...

The painting has been part of the collection of the Dukes of Bedford at Woburn Abbey since the mid-eighteenth century. The website explains ... Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (spotted ...

Aside from its remarkable ceiling, Betis Church is also known for its grand and towering retablo (altarpiece), which stands at about 20 feet high and is believed to have been crafted back in the 16th ...

Florals and still life paintings were okay for women artists and male artists of the lower ranks, but if you wanted to make a statement and a name in the 16th and 17th Centuries, grand epics were ...

Clifton Massey and Margaret Carpenter Haigh sing dramatic musical dialogues about the martyr St. Catherine ... decade breathing new life into 17th and 18th century oratorios, a genre largely ...

His body was preserved in honey and taken to Egypt, first buried in Memphis and later in two tombs in Alexandria. However ... that Richard had them murdered that same year. In the 17th century, ...

READ: West Dorset nightspot with links to well loved celebrities The chapel draws its name from Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a young woman whose influence spread far and wide. Born in Egypt in the ...

A bunch of 1990s kids look into a witch's curse that's affected their town since the 17th century while also trying ... A grieving mom (Catherine Walker) mourning her murdered son rents ...

Although, it is said his Pope just really loved trains. Saint Catherine of Alexandria – Patroness Saint of Railway Workers Catherine was a 4 th century martyr, was well educated, and is also the ...

Meanwhile, southeast Cebu pilgrims can visit the Parish and Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Catherine of Alexandria ... held every 50 years since the 13th century, but it is now observed every ...