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Portuguese church served as Knights Templar headquarters
By • Catholic Online • 2/16/2011
The Convento de Cristo in Tomar, Portugal bears many striking examples of Manueline scrollwork. The portal of the church constructed around 1530 is richly sculpted in the Manueline style. To the right of the portal is the 12th-century charola or rotunda, with strong buttresses, round windows and a ...
Basilica of the Annunciation has remained pilgrimage site since the very beginning
By • Catholic Online • 2/13/2011
The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth incorporates the cave in which the Virgin Mary received word that she would soon give birth to the Christ child. The site has received countless visitors since the very beginning, a major pilgrimage destination for the faithful the world over. LOS ...
Church of the Holy Sepulchre could be located over the tomb of Christ
By • Catholic Online • 2/11/2011
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is thought by many to have been built over the actual tomb of Christ. The early Christian community of Jerusalem appears to have held liturgical celebrations at Christ\'s tomb from the time of the resurrection until the city was taken by the Romans in 66 AD. Less ...
Church of the Nativity one of Christendom's chief pilgrimage sites
By • Catholic Online • 2/9/2011
The Church of the nativity is one of the most frequent scenes of Christian pilgrimage in Bethlehem. The nearby cave has been venerated as Christ's birthplace in the writings of Justin Martyr around 160 AD. The tradition is also backed up by Origen and Eusebius in the 3rd century. LOS ANGELES, CA ...
Skeletons discovered underneath old European town
By • Catholic Online • 1/25/2011
Architects planning to do restoration in the town of Brno, in the Czech Republic uncovered a most remarkable archaeological find. Brno, officially settled in 1243 but occupied since the 400s, turned out to be the resting place of more than 50,000 people, felled by medieval ailments such as cholera ...
Beautiful Ethiopian church made from carved rock
By • Catholic Online • 1/19/2011
The town of Lalibela in Ethiopia is completely isolated from the modern world, without motor vehicles, gas stations or paved streets. The town goes about its business as it has for hundreds of years. Spiritual life is very important there, with eleven monolithic - or rock-hewn churches making its ...
U.S. to allow more travel to Cuba
By • Catholic Online • 1/18/2011
One of the few remaining hard-line communist nations, Cuba, has long remained a thorn in the side of the United States. Travel to the feisty island has been highly restricted, if allowed at all. Those who wanted to travel to Cuba at times had to do so surreptitiously, through a secret network of ...
True 'Sword in the Stone' lies hidden in Italy
By • Catholic Online • 1/13/2011
The legendary sword in the stone still stands in Italy. While connected to Arthurian legend and British history, this Sword in the Stone is associated with a Catholic saint. Visitors can see it in the Montesiepi chapel, near Saint Galgano Abbey in Chiusdino, in Tuscany. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic ...
'Lion Mountain' considered by many as eighth wonder of the world
By • Catholic Online • 1/4/2011
Sigiriya, or the Lion Mountain in Sri Lanka is often considered the eighth wonder of the world. Situated in the central Matale District, the ancient stone fortress is surrounded on all sides by the remains of an extensive network of reservoirs and gardens. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - ...
Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point doomed to extinction
By • Catholic Online • 12/27/2010
White and gnarly cypress trees that call to mind ghosts or witches - or Tim Burton movies are found in Pescadero Point. The Ghost Tree, as it is more commonly known will soon truly become ghosts of their former selves. Foresters predict that due to a blight of beetles, much of the cypress and pine ...
