Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) In medieval papal Avignon, women played crucial roles behind the scenes, contributing significantly to the papal court's operations and finances. Despite ...

Worship of the saints was a central belief of the medieval church. But not all saints had equal importance. The appeal of some was universal and they were revered right across Christendom.

A study provides new insights into the many overlooked women scribes who wrote manuscripts in the Middle Ages.

March is National Women’s History Month, and there are many things people do to commemorate that. During the Middle Ages in ...

Monasteries were places where monks lived. Monks devoted their lives to God and doing his work. They also provided help and support to their local community. At a time when there was no healthcare ...

For centuries, the image of a monk hunched over a desk, painstakingly copying manuscripts by candlelight, has dominated our ...