The Synod of Elvira (c. 300–314) stated: “Pictures are not to be placed in churches, so that they do not become objects of ...

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The medieval period, also known as the Middle Ages, lasted roughly from the 5th to 15th centuries in Europe. It was a time of massive political, social, and cultural change which was marked by the ...

Early Christian art often shows Jesus holding what looks like a wand. Modern viewers assume magic, but ancient audiences saw authority. The object mirrored symbols used by Roman leaders and biblical ...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE — It’s been a less-than-stellar start to the 2025 campaign for the Oaks Christian football team. The Lions carried a 1-2 record into Friday night’s game against Santa Margarita, but ...

There has been only one constant this season for the playoff-bound 49ers: Chaos. Actually, check that. Make it two things: Chaos and Christian McCaffrey. This season in Santa Clara has played out like ...

In the trailer for The Testament of Ann Lee—the Amanda Seyfried drama in theaters now—you’ll see much of what you might expect from a film about early American religion. There’s spirited devotional ...

Early Christian sources differ on how many Magi visited the infant Jesus, and whether they were kings at all. "The Magi Journeying" by James Tissot. Tradition has landed on three wise men for the ...

The Bills will be missing a key defensive piece as they try to keep the Patriots from clinching the AFC East in New England on Sunday. Cornerback Christian Benford is inactive for the game. Benford ...

Amid ongoing excavations at the Hisardere Necropolis in the Turkish district of Iznik — known in antiquity as Nicaea — archaeologists have uncovered an early Christian fresco depicting the “Good ...

The ancient Byzantine fortifications of Nicaea, now Iznik, Turkey. Credit: Carole Raddato / CC BY-SA 2.0 Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a rare Early Christian fresco of Jesus as the Good ...