as they lacked the fire-stick and potter's wheel. Religion, which showed itself so strong in the next stage of human life, must have had very firm beginnings in the prehistoric period; but what were its external
The events of Holy Week, the last week of Jesus' life, are central to the Christian message. The makers of the Irish High Crosses included some of these Holy Week events on some of the scripture crosses, while completely ignoring others. Featured here are images from eight events that took...
Crucifix, a model of the Christian cross, upon which is a depiction of the crucified Jesus. For several centuries after Constantine, Christian devotion to the cross centred in its indication of the victory of Christ over the powers of evil and death. Ind