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Saint Augustine in His Cell
Saint Augustine in His Cell by Sandro Botticelli, 1490-1494 CE.
Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
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Saint Augustine Ordained a Bishop
Saint Augustine Ordained a Bishop, detail from a Netherlandish triptych painted c. 1490.
Cloisters Museum, New York.
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The Splendours of Roman Algeria
Algeria, Africa's largest country, stretches from the Mediterranean coastline to the Saharan desert interior. The country has some of the finest and most diverse Roman sites, including Timgad and Djémila, both well-preserved and UNESCO-listed...
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Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine is a monument of 11th-century architecture, painting, and mosaic work. The cathedral was named after Hagia Sophia and, as the main temple of the state, played the role of its spiritual, political and...
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Youth of George Washington
The youth of George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States, remains the least understood chapter of his life, shrouded in folklore and myths. Yet the experiences of his youth, and the bond he felt toward his older...
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St. Augustine
Stained glass depicting St. Augustine in the Neogothic chapel of the Ursulines, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, Belgium.
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Saints Augustine and Monica
Saints Augustine and Monica, oil on canvas painting by Ary Scheffer, 1854.
National Gallery, London.
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Abbey of Saint John at Müstair
The Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, located in the village of Müstair in Canton Graubünden, Switzerland, is an early medieval Benedictine monastery dating to the late 8th century CE that became an abbey in 1163 CE. It is renowned across Europe...
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Saint Gall
Saint Gall (c. 550 - c. 645 CE), also known as Saint Gallus, was an Irish monk who lived in what is present-day Switzerland during the 6th century CE and was one of twelve companions of Saint Columbanus' Christian mission to the European...
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Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Enlightener (previously known as Grigor Lusavorich, c. 239 - c. 330 CE) was the first bishop of the Armenian church, and he is widely credited with converting king Tiridates the Great to Christianity, formally...