Christianity
There are 512 items in Christianity:
Beirut, Medal of St. Catharine |
Berg en Dal, Orientalis
Sometimes, the history of a museum is as interesting as its collection. The Dutch Museum Orientalis in Berg en Dal (near Nijmegen) was founded almost a century ago - in 1911 to be precise - and was meant to offer…Berytus (2)
Berytus (Βηρυτóς): town in Phoenicia, modern Beirut.Roman Berytus Stone eagle with wreath Traders from Berytus are known from Delos, and it is…Bethlehem
Bethlehem: town in Judaea, birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.Bethlehem Bethlehem on the Madaba Map Already mentioned in the Amarna Letters (fourteenth century…Bible
Bible (Greek τὰ βιβλία, "the books"): name of a collection of Jewish and Christian religious literature, written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. …
Bodrum, Representation of Saint Nicholas |
Boffalora d'Adda, Langobard tomb, Cross |
Bogomilism along the Via Egnatia
Bogomilism: a Manicheist belief from the Byzantine Age that spread along the Via Egnatia to western Europe.In late Antiquity and during the early Middle Ages, the Byzantine Empire was a true melting pot of cultures, and this also applies to…
Bonn, Tombstone of Ursicinus |
Bosra, Cathedral |
Bosra, Episcopal Palace |
Brussels, Koninklijke musea voor kunst en geschiedenis
Yesterday, I visited the Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire / Koninklijke musea voor kunst en geschiedenis in Brussels, one of my favorite museums in Belgium. I have been there quite often, but this was the first time that all the…