In the niche that is part of the altarpiece above the altar, an image of the Virgin Mary can be seen although without a doubt ...
After decades of prolific artistic creation, a master santero is celebrating a first. Los Lunas-based santero Nicolas Otero, a longtime carving and painting saint-maker whose works include church ...
This year’s “Black Futures in Art” exhibit focuses on separation and connection, while examining why divisions exist, how ...
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...
Seville Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, is a grand architectural masterpiece located ...
A video capturing the incident shows the individual jumping onto the altar, removing the altar cloth, and kicking six gold ...
Century Christian Fresco Covered by Islamic 'Altar Tent' Discovered, May Have Been a Trophy Seized From Battle Islam and ...
It is the smell of burning candles and incense floating with the gentle breeze that greets you as you slowly climb the stone ...
About 400 people, including Spokane’s bishop, were praying a novena to Our Lady when a disturbed man charged the altar.
“My altar reflects my journey,” he says. “Each object tells a part of my story.” For Espinoza, altars are sacred spaces where the past and present converge, holding not only personal experiences but ...
The tent may have been part of altar curtains, made up of four pieces of cloth called a ’tetravela’. If the tent itself was only used for special occasions like Lent, then the fresco depicting ...