Pope Urban V and “the Most Famous Jokebook of the Renaissance”
The first ever printed jokebook became 'the most famous jokebook of the Renaissance' and includes a tale of Pope Urban V.
Pictures: The World’s Oldest Organ Is a in Church-Fort
Nearly 600 years old, the world's oldest playable organ - designed to resemble the shape of a church - resides in a church-fort in Switzerland.
The Papal Plague Doctor Turned Sinister
The medieval physician to the pope bled the Curia dry - literally.
The Demon That Torments Priests in Hell Over Their Mispronounced Words
In the Middle Ages, tutivillus was the demon du jour for those concerned with literacy and writing.
How Accepting an Apology Led to Pope Gregory VII Dying in...
8 years after accepting the apology of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, he died in exile.
How Titular Sees Came to Be
Bishops fleeing from Muslim conquest would retain their titles over dioceses they no longer lived in.
Saint Catherine’s ‘Mystical Marriage’ To Jesus
'A vision in which Christ tells a soul that He takes it for His bride, presenting it with the customary ring, and the apparition is accompanied by a ceremony.'
Ancient Ruins Discovered Where Jesus Founded the Church on Peter
Pious tradition holds Jesus tasked Peter with establishing the Church and said the famous phrase: 'You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church.'
Stylites: The ‘Pillar-Saints’ Who Spent Their Entire Lives Atop a Pillar
The first was Saint Symeon the Stylite, who climbed a pillar in 423 and remained there until his death 37 years later.
