Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine and Seigantoji temple
A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...
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1,600-Year-Old King Solomon Amulet Discovered in Turkey—Redefining Byzantine Religious Practices
Archaeologists in Turkey have made a surprising discovery that challenges our understanding of early Christian practices in ...
The nun who tormented herself to death: Archaeologists uncover first female Christian figure believed to have bound herself in chains for eternal torture
The Antiquities Authority said that the discovery 'raised new questions' about how women of the time lived, potentially ...
The nun who lived in chains: First-ever evidence of extreme asceticism found near Jerusalem
Asceticism is the practice of denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal, often ...
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World’s First Archaeological Evidence of Nuns’ Asceticism Discovered in Jerusalem
The first archaeological evidence of extreme asceticism practiced by nuns was discovered in Jerusalem. A female skeleton, found wrapped in chains during an excavation by the Israel Antiquities ...
Make Asceticism Great Again?
Hi and happy Sunday. This week marked the beginning of Lent, the 40-day season leading into Easter. While many Catholics and ...
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Women and March 8, but which holiday? There are still places in the world where access remains prohibited: here are which ones
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Airalo, the eSIM marketplace, has identified four destinations - from Japan to ...
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Vietnamese monk heads to Malaysia after Myanmar proves an insurmountable obstacle
A Vietnamese Buddhist monk on a barefoot pilgrimage from his homeland to India has given up on his attempt to walk across ...
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Vietnamese monks change pilgrimage route to birthplace of Buddhism
A popular Vietnamese monk and his companions have headed to Malaysia from Thailand after they failed to enter war-torn ...
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A Father-Son's Pilgrimage To The Maha Kumbh
As I entered the water at the Sangam, my son held my hand, offering support.' 'It was a powerful moment of connection not ...
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Indonesia to welcome 38 Buddhist monks on spiritual trek from Bangkok
The Ministry of Religious Affairs is set to greet the arrival of 38 Buddhist monks, or Bhante Thudong, to Indonesia, who are ...
Eerie 1,500-year-old skeleton wrapped in CHAINS found in Jerusalem tomb – as scientists reveal she did it to HERSELF
SKELETON remains tied in heavy metal chains from 1,500 years ago have been unearthed – and they belonged to a female practising an extreme religious practice. The shocking discovery, made by ...