Mesopotamia, the heartland of the Middle East, is home to many sacred sites that predate the arrival of Islam in the 7th century. Ancient synagogues and tombs of Biblical prophets can be found here, some of which can be traced as far back as the Babylonian Captivity; while monasteries, churches and other legacies of the Christian expansion eastward have been dated to the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
CONVENT OF THE JACOBINS
Toulouse, France Few cities in Western Europe boast a religious history as tumultuous as that of Toulouse in Southern France. As home to a long succession of heretical movements, Toulouse experienced more inter-Christian religious strife than almost any other city in Europe prior to the Protestant Reformation. However, the destruction that the city regularly incurred … [Read more...]
