Discovered by a metal detectorist in the village of Wólka Nieliska, the badge is about an inch wide. Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments During pilgrimages across Europe hundreds of years ago, ...
A "pilgrim badge" from the Middle Ages featuring the design of a basilisk — a fearsome mythological creature akin to a dragon — has been discovered in southeast Poland. Such finds are rare and can ...
Illumination of Saint James the Apostle in the Salamanca copy of the _Liber Sancti Jacobi_ from the Codex Calixtinus. Spanish Ministry of Culture Situated at the end of the Camino de Santiago ...
A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 ...
A metal artifact thought to be a "medieval pilgrim's badge" has been uncovered in Poland. The small, round object, which was cast from a lead and tin alloy, measures just over 1 inch across and is ...
A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 ...
Since the Middle Ages, a great number of ancient roads throughout Europe have led to Santiago de Compostela (St. James of Compostela) — a shrine in Spain dedicated to St. James the Apostle and the ...
A Devon priest is taking on a medieval themed pilgrimage in memory of his friend. Rev Stuart Huntley, an ordained Church of England priest and a historical re-enactor, said his two day walk would be ...
(CNN) — Travelers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and others were warned by preachers such as 13th-century Jacques de Vitry ...
Travelers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and ...
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