Bom Jesus in Braga – baroque kitsch!
The church of Bom Jesus in the northern Portuguese city of Braga is a superb example of baroque Catholic kitsch
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The Holy Sepulchre and the Knights Templar
Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates why the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was so venerated by the Knights Templar in the Middle Ages
The murder of Thomas Becket
The murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, scandalised Europe and created a popular saint.
Is it a mosque or a church?
Toledo in Spain shows how Christians and Muslims lived together and even allowed churches to become mosques and vice versa
Nicolas Cage and the Knights Templar
Actor Nicolas Cage should be an honorary Templar. He’s been in several Knights Templar related movies. So let’s take a look at his medieval achievements!
Anti-Jewish pogroms during the Crusades
The Crusades saw an outbreak of anti-Jewish pogroms in western Europe with mobs massacring Jews as a prelude to fighting Muslims in the Middle East. Tony McMahon investigates.
Did the Templars become Gnostic?
Did the Templars become Gnostic while out in the Middle East? Tony McMahon investigates.
The Pope calls for a Crusade against Islam
Pope Urban called for a crusade to defend the Byzantine empire against the Seljuk Turks who had converted to Islam and now approached Constantinople
John the Baptist and the Knights Templar
The Knights Templar may have been exposed to many heretical views in the east including the Johannite heresy that venerated John the Baptist above Jesus Christ
Were the Knights Templar illiterate?
There is a widespread belief that the Knights Templar were illiterate but Tony McMahon argues that this makes no sense when you look at their history
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