At the time of her burial in the 5th century, Christianity was rapidly spreading, and monasticism was flourishing. Byzantine monks, known for their extreme devotion, often renounced all earthly ...

Nestled in the heart of modern-day Turkey lies Cappadocia, a fascinating region that is surprisingly rich in history and ...

The Greeks of Cappadocia, in central-eastern Anatolia, created their own flourishing culture in ancient times that thrived ...

The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic ... lasting from the fifth to the 15th century, during which emperors ruled as civilians from the city officially named New Rome but ...

“We uncovered two wings of a Byzantine monastery ... referring to a prominent 5th-century theologian. “He mentioned a few examples of monks wearing iron chains.” The work names two women ...

Only a walk inside some of its churches will reveal the city’s stunning and colorful Byzantine mosaics! Ravenna, in ...