Stunning 700-year-old fresco discovered in Italian monastery depicts Islamic 'altar tent' which may have been seized from the battlefield by Christians
They are religions which often clash today, but Islamic designs were hijacked by the Christian church in medieval times.
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Who was Thomas Becket and why did he clash with the king?
Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury ... Becket was made a saint by Pope Alexander III in 1173, just three years after his death. There was a belief that Becket’s blood, spilled on ...
The Conversation on MSN11d
In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’
A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or ...
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Rediscovered fresco reveals Islamic tents in medieval Christian churches
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to ...
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Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’
Thomas Becket and St. Catherine One of the most famous ... writing letters urging Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome and restore peace to Italy and the church—a goal the pope finally fulfilled ...
StamfordAdvocate11d
In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’
Thomas Becket and St. Catherine One of the most famous ... writing letters urging Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome and restore peace to Italy and the church – a goal the pope finally fulfilled ...
Houston Chronicle11d
In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’
One of the most famous examples of a medieval bishop speaking truth to power is that of Thomas Becket, former chancellor ... writing letters urging Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome and ...