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 ...

I travelled to the Church of All Saints in the quiet village of Harby, Nottinghamshire. Pushing open a clanking gate, I ...

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, ...

(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 ...

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 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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