York Minster Unveils St. William’s Shrine for 800th Anniversary
A landmark exhibition has returned the “lost” shrine of St. William of York to York Minster for the first time in nearly 500 years. This
30 January 2026
King Edmund the Martyr Killed by the Great Heathen Army
The Great Heathen Army landed in East Anglia in 865, led by the infamous Viking warrior Ivar the Boneless. The locals established an uneasy truce
20 November 2020
Shrine of St Thomas Becket Digitally Reconstructed
A shrine to St Thomas Becket who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 850 years ago has been reconstructed using CGI. The memorial was built in
9 July 2020
Saint Nicholas of Flüe; Died 21 March 1487
Nicholas was born in 1417 in Unterwalden, Switzerland. Nicholas joined the army at age 21 and took part in many battles, including the Battle of
21 March 2019
Relic of Beheaded Medieval Swedish King Might Be Authentic
To open a medieval reliquary containing a saint’s bones, you have to have a good reason, said Sabine Sten. Sten is an osteoarchaeologist (a type
31 March 2016
Mapping Miracles: Cambridge project on Medieval hagiography
Saints and miracles in today’s Church are connected through the canonization process. Usually, for a person to be beatified, and then canonized, a miracle by
22 May 2014
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