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Religious practice in medieval Europe (c. 476-1500) was dominated and informed by the Catholic Church. The majority of the population was Christian, and "Christian" at this time meant "Catholic" as there was initially no other...

The Unam Sanctam (1302) was a papal bull issued by Pope Boniface VIII (served 1294-1303) requiring the complete submission of all people, including kings, to the authority and dictates of the pope...

The round church of St. Donatus in Zadar (ancient Iader) in modern-day Croatia was built on top of the ancient Roman forum in the 9th century. It was originally dedicated to the Holy Trinity, but in the 15th century...

Church of St. George in Sardica, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 09 August, 2024. The Church of St George in Sofia, Bulgaria, a circular brick building dating to the early 4th century CE, when Serdica served...

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.

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...

The Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem, a rare surviving Crusader church from the 12th century. Built c. 1140 when Jerusalem was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, one of the Crusader States.

Santa Maria di Loreto, Rome. The church was designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484-1546). Construction began on this church in 1507, although the dome would not be completed...

The entrance of the Church of Saint Pancrace in Aups after the 1905 Law of Separation of Church and State in France.

The Church of Kish, also known as the Church of Saint Elishe in Kiş, Shaki, Azerbaijan.