and is remembered today as a Catholic saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.Colmcille studied under some of Ireland's most prominent church figures and founded several monasteries in the country. Around 563 he and his twelve companions crossed to Dunaverty near Southend, Argyll, in ...
Andorra is a country of four valleys in the Pyrenees mountains. It's a small principality nestled close to the French and Spanish border, and it's been independent since 1278. The country is known for its ski resorts, where you'll find some of the best skiing on the eastern side of th...
This one is structured on the idea of religious life in German-speaking Europe in the late 16th century, in the wake of the Reformation — a period of retrenchment when abbeys and monasteries reaffirmed a commitment to strict devotional and liturgical life, including the writing and singing of...
An environmental coalition between U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, The National Council of Churches of Christ (NCCC), The Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL), The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN). Guided by biblical teaching, the Partnership seeks to encourage people of fa...
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Judith and Charles were placed in monasteries. Lothar, however, overplayed his hand and alienated his brothers, who restored their father to the throne. Lothar lived in disgrace until a final reconciliation with his father near the end of Louis’s life. The partitioning of the Carolingian ...
At the heart of their repertoire is Russian church music, from ancient material written for the monasteries to works by 20th century composers. The earliest church music is sung in unison or in arrangement for two or three voices, and in contemporary four-voice arrangements, many of them writte...
after Henry VIII wrested the Church of England away from the authority of the Catholic church in Rome, saw the king’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, close down the monasteries, confiscating their riches and in many cases dismantling the buildings.“All things of value were spoiled, plucked ...
The people around him, newly enriched by the dissolution of the monasteries and other transfers of the land, decide to make their physical presence felt in these houses—they call them ‘houses’, but they’re really palaces. There are eleven of them, and they link the government part of ...
The near otherworldly Himalayan kingdom of Nepal can trace its history back to the 7th century and the arrival of Kirati sheepherders. Today, misty temples perch on rugged ridges, monasteries peer over deep valleys, faded by centuries, and Kathmandu's Old City brims with ancient Buddhist temples...