In Naples, Rome and Jerusalem there are churches and chapels dedicated to a saint unknown to most of us and whose historical existence lacks actual evidence despite ample devotion among early ...

Thursday, April 1, is the feast of a little-known saint whose story demonstrates the power of the Church as the home of forgiveness, redemption and mercy. St. Mary of Egypt was a prostitute for 17 ...

Catalogue of Paintings, Engravings, &c. &c. at the Picture Gallery of the Maryland Historical Society. Second Annual Exhibition, 1849. Baltimore: Printed by John D. Toy, corner of Market and St. Paul ...

(Site manager, Asmaa Abdel Aziz): "Tree of Virgin Mary is an ancient tree, a sycamore tree, that dates back to more than 2,000 years ago, under which the Holy Family took refuge during their escape to ...

3, 4. Two handsome marble statues, by John of Boulogne, representing the Holy Virgin Mary, and St. Joseph returning from Egypt. These figures were made for a royal chapel of Italy. It is stated that ...