St Brigid also founded the "church of the oak tree" - the Irish translation of which gave Kildare its name. Few contemporary accounts her life survived, but hagiographies written a century after her ...
February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...
Hamas has survived Israel’s 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. Now, the militant group is replenishing its ranks, although restocking its weapons supplies will be more difficult.