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This map illustrates the journeys of Paul the Apostle (also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul), one of the most influential figures of the Apostolic Age, in the mid-1st century CE. It traces the spread of early Christianity across the...

British actress and writer Mary Darby Robinson, posing as her famous character 'Perdita', oil on canvas portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1782. Waddesdon Manor.

Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1002-1024), drawing by Joseph von Führich (1800-1876). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Bronze axe head topped with a man ruling animals, found in Saqqiz, Luristan, from Iron Age II (c. 1100-900 BCE). National Museum of Iran, Tehran. cc. no. 1434, photo by Neda Tehrani (Baloot Noghrei). Following the collapse of civilizations...

Saint Anthony of Padua, oil on canvas by Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1640. Museo del Prado, Madrid

Coin of the first Mughal Emperor, Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur, as the ruler of Kabul, 1504-1530 CE.

Saint Anthony preaching to the fish, oil on canvas by Paolo Veronese, c. 1580-1585. Galleria Borghese, Rome.

Saint Francis of Assisi, oil on canvas painting by Philip Fruytiers. Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp.

The Basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill in Rome was constructed at the time of Pope Celestine I (422-432 CE). It is a major example of the architectural characteristics of an Early Christian basilica. It also preserves its original...

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, it was renamed to Saint...