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Detail of a Holy Shroud from Georgia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Detail of a Holy Shroud from Georgia

Made of silk fabric, gold and silver thread, gold and silk twine, as well as colored silks, this holy shroud or "epitaphios" comes from the Sachkhere, which is located in western Georgia, and dates from the 14th century CE. A donor-renovator's...
The Admonitions of Ipuwer
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Admonitions of Ipuwer - A Tale of Chaos and the Importance of Government

The Admonitions of Ipuwer (also known as The Papyrus Ipuwer and The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage) is a literary text dated to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2040-1782 BCE). The only extant copy of the work, preserved on the Papyrus Leiden...
Holy Roman Empire in the 13th century CE
Image by Alphathon

Holy Roman Empire in the 13th century CE

A map in German of central Europe during the time of the Hohenstaufen Emperors, primarily showing the territories of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Sicily. The map is a vectorised version of this map from Professor G. Droysens...
Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens
Image by Jebulon

Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens

The Byzantine Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens. Built c. 1000, it is typical of the Byzantine church model copied everywhere across the Byzantine Empire.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Image by Ondřej Žváček

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Completed in July 1149 when the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the church replaced a smaller version on the site considered to be the place of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and...
Boniface cuts down holy oak of 'Jupiter' or Donar
Image by Reinier Vinkeles, Christian Bernhard Rode

Boniface cuts down holy oak of 'Jupiter' or Donar

Boniface cuts down holy oak of 'Jupiter' or Donar.
Equestrian Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Image by Titian

Equestrian Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Equestrian portrait of Charles I of Spain aka Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor by Titian depicting Charles V at the Battle of Mühlberg in April 1547 where he defeated the Protestant forces of the Schmalkaldic League, 1548. Museo del Prado...
Holy Grail Tapestries: The Arming of the Knights
Image by San Domenico Museum

Holy Grail Tapestries: The Arming of the Knights

Holy Grail tapestries: The Arming of the Knights, tapestry in wool and silk designed by Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, and John Henry Dearle, 1890. Private Collection.
Holy Cross Cathedral, Uzhhorod
Image by Ekaterina Polischuk

Holy Cross Cathedral, Uzhhorod

The Holy Cross Cathedral is the main Greek Catholic church of Uzhhorod, Ukraine and is the residence of the Mukachevo bishops. The cathedral was founded in 1640. The exterior of the cathedral is done in the neoclassical style.
Tomb of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
Image by © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro

Tomb of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II

Tomb of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (l. 1194-1250 CE) in Palermo, Sicily.
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