From Terrasanta – News from the Custody of the Holy Land text and photos di Carlo Giorgi, correspondent | 29 April 2014 The building site of the Latin Catholic church of the…
Tag: archaeology
An official report issued by the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) for the Rif Damascus governorate revealed the destruction inflicted upon the city of Maaloula and its historical Christian sites,…
Serdar KORUCUISTANBUL / Radikal, April 9, 2014 The structure was built as a church by Istanbul’s Byzantine rulers around 800 years ago [possibly dedicated to St Theodoros], but was converted into…
The section was inaugurated under the Sarkozy presidency in 2010, as a tribute to the Byzantine heritage but the Hollande’s Ministry of Culture has given other projects priority over this oneGiorgio Bernardelli, Rome…
04/22/2014, by Fady Noun The patriarch visited the village of Ma’aloula after the army took it back from the Islamist al-Nusra Front. “”An apocalyptic spectacle presented itself,” he said. The West is…
Posted 2014-04-01 An ornate mosaic floor from a Byzantine monastery has been found in Israel’s northern Negev desert. Colourful birds, leaves and floral motifs adorn the Byzantine mosaic and inscriptions in both…
Burgas, March 23, 2014 An unique seal with image of the Mother of God has been discovered during archaeological excavations near Burgas in Bulgaria, reports Sedmitza.ru with the reference to the Standar…
Follow the link to see the film of the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrow – the original entrance to the shrine of the True Cross at the top of the outcrop…
Authored by our member, M Thomas Antony (to whom many thanks for keeping the Society mindful of the Christian tradition of St Thomas in India and now its diaspora) on Saturday, February 15,…
An ancient monastery in northern Egypt is a treasure trove of early Christian manuscripts and artefacts — with a little mystery thrown in too. By Teresa Levonian Cole – Spears – 6…