In the picturesque town of Morlaix in northwestern France, archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery that has opened a window into medieval religious life. As researchers carefully excavated a ...

Gary Brannan, archivist, and Professor Sarah Rees Jones examine one of the archbishops' registers. University of York At the University of York in England, a project is underway to translate and ...

"This discovery has remained hidden for over 500 years, so we know people won't mind waiting a little longer to see it," said Sister Ann Stafford, Superior of the Bar Convent. A medieval illuminated ...

Restoration workers at a 700-year-old convent in Italy found several centuries-old paintings hidden under the whitewashed walls, officials said. Google Street View ...

MORLAIX, FRANCE—The Miami Herald reports that an excavation at the site of a 700-year-old Roman Catholic convent in northwestern France, conducted by researchers from France’s National Institute of ...

In the ruins of a medieval convent in the French city of Rennes, archaeologists discovered five heart-shaped urns made of lead, each containing an embalmed human heart. Now, roughly four centuries ...

This blog post is authored by Mary Morse, author of MIP's English Birth Girdles: Devotions for Woman in "Travell of Childe." Mary Morse specializes in medieval women’s devotional and childbirth ...