Credit: D. Ermacora The frescoes that adorn the chapels and corridors were painted in different eras by various artists and mostly depict the life of St. Benedict, especially in the lower church.

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Believing that the art form had to move from religious to secular settings, he designed installations in airports, corporate ...

Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia, Spain, encouraged the faithful to take advantage of summer vacation to delve ...

Beauty is in the eye of the checkbook holder. Developers gutting a beloved church and community space in Greenpoint for luxury condos have stripped away the regal façade in favor of what neighbors are ...

The new episode of The Rest Is History podcast sees hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the story of the.