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 ...
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 ...
As Italy grapples with overtourism, a series of ancient trails resurrected by nuns winds through the forgotten landscapes ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
An illustration from a late 12th-century manuscript showing St. Cuthbert, a medieval English saint, in a boat at sea. The manuscript is preserved in the British Library. In the early Middle Ages, ...
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 ...