A work of art is often a synopsis of its ... what was in the wind throughout the entire Christian world during the late 12th century, for the cross is symbolic of the crusading spirit, both ...

The art was found in an ancient church in ... beaten by the oars through the water," she added. "Ships or crosses left by visiting Christian pilgrims as witness to their visit are found also ...

The cross, or crucifix, is arguably the central ... it is clear that the earliest representations of deaths in early Christian art were pointed in their focus on actions after the event.

A small bronze cross found in a field near the western Slovak village of Kátlovce has surprised archaeologists with a highly unusual detail: an inscription in Slovak – a rarity among religious ...

A city recently announced the discovery of a gilded Christian artifact dating back ... the gilded pectoral cross may have once been a badge of office for an important church leader or official ...

(Although others claim it was St. Declan who introduced the cross.) It has been said that St. Patrick combined the Christian cross with the pagan sun to give the newly converted followers the idea ...