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 "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 ...
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 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 ...
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What the devil is going on? Despite our secularising world, pilgrimage is enjoying a boom not seen since the Middle Ages. In the past few decades, the numbers of people walking to Santiago de ...
In recent years, the 450-mile trek in a far northwest corner of Spain has seen a renaissance of interest. For more than 1,000 years, the cathedral towering over the main square of Santiago de ...
A historian weighs in on how the medieval tradition can shape the days leading up to Easter. One of my pet peeves is receiving an email during the latter part of Lent with the sign-off “Happy Easter!” ...
(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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