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

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 ...

Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious life in the medieval era, but ...

"Portals, Pilgrimage, and Crusade in Western Tuscany," the first book to explore medieval travel along Italy's pilgrimage routes, was published this month by Princeton University Press to much ...

(RNS) — Archaeologists hope to capitalize on a local fad for metal detecting to examine pilgrimage and personal piety in areas where the written record is thin. (RNS) — Much has been written about ...

Bestselling author Alice Loxton undertook a 200-mile journey to learn about the life and legacy of one of England's forgotten ...

Texas Early Music Project presents Medieval Pilgrimage in Iberia, featuring a company of 11 female singers exploring the music of pilgrimage in Medieval Spain. This music celebrates the richly ...

On a cold January morning in 1417, Sister Truyde Schutten asked a fellow nun from her convent in the Netherlands to join her on a pilgrimage to Rome. If they left promptly, Truyde said, they could ...

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!” ...