This is Venetian artist Palma Vecchio’s depiction of Emperor Constantine I and his mother, Saint Helen, who greatly influenced his religious beliefs. Vecchio lived from 1480-1528. (Courtesy Photo) The ...
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The vanished glory of Byzantium: Tracing Constantinople’s lost monuments
From the iconic Columns of Leo and Marcian to the Forums of Constantine and Theodosius, Constantinople’s monumental architecture once celebrated imperial victories and divine favor. Though centuries ...
In our last hour, we see how Rome exerted its fullest effort to eradicate Christianity. But both emperors and empires had fallen exhausted, while the faith grew stronger. It would be the conversion of ...
This week marks the anniversary of one of the sadder days in the history of both Christianity and the Western world, although almost no one will mark its passing. Saturday, May 29, is the anniversary ...
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