What the devil is going on? Despite our secularising world, pilgrimage is enjoying a boom not seen since the Middle Ages. In ...

A Polish metal detectorist recently found a medieval pilgrim's badge made from lead and alloy. The badges were worn by pilgrims to distinguish themselves and ward off evil.

The Graffiti Left By Medieval Pilgrims At The Cenacle In Jerusalem According to a new study published in Liber Annuus, a journal of theology and Biblical archaeology, the medieval graffiti at the ...

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 ...

The actions and remedies available to medieval pilgrims and other travelers may seem limited and perhaps dangerous to modern readers.

The artifact represents a medieval pilgrim's badge, the conservator said—one that likely dates to the 13th to 15th centuries. But there may be other interpretations.

A Medieval Pilgrim May Have Carried This Basilisk Pendant to Guard Against Evil Found in Poland, the “pilgrim’s badge” was likely worn by a Christian traveler hundreds of years ago ...

A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say.

The country’s pilgrimage route — which covers more than 1,850 miles — has been traversed since the 1300s, leading to the famous shrine Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

(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 ...