But there's more to Zamora than its churches. Wander through the food markets for a taste of the city's renowned Zamorano cheese, cross the medieval stone bridge for breathtaking views ...

it was often extended to anyone who was connected to the Church. To claim ‘benefit of the clergy’, an individual had to read a verse from Psalm 51 in the Bible. In medieval England it was only ...

In medieval Europe, the church and the state were closely linked. It was the duty of every political authority -- king, queen, prince or city councilman -- to support, sustain and nurture the church.

The latter is named after the medieval tradition of the pretzel ... from which it also takes its name. The church was destroyed in the Munich city fire of 1327, and reconstruction, led by master ...

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 ...