Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, the producer and audio editor is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

Even as he adopted the name of Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, he showed his commitment to the Franciscan vows of ...

Early Christian Martyrdom & Apostolic Missions 1st–4th Roman Empire, Mediterranean Region Apostles (Peter, Paul, John), Early Martyrs ... of Christ”) Protestant Reformation 16th Germany ...

The commission, based in the Vatican's saint-making office, has gathered hundreds of cases, with a view to highlighting them alongside officially recognised martyrs of the church, who are on the ...

The black plague, reformation, two world wars and martyrs burned at the stake ... was burned at the stake in 1555 for refusing to recant his Protestant faith during their persecution under ...

Deane Parish Church is one of Bolton's most historic buildings, dating back to the 13th century, and last weekend it opened its doors to the public ...

Part I. Developments. Origins (100-500) -- The early Middle Ages (500-1000) -- The high and later Middle Ages (1000-1500) -- The Protestant Reformation -- part II. Dynamics. The nature of cult -- ...