Churches

Roman Catholic Churches Around the World

When it first began, Christianity was confined to a small area of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. This is now known as the country of Israel....

Churches

Churches as Centers of Learning

Throughout medieval Europe, the Church was the primary custodian of knowledge. Monasteries and cathedral schools were among the few places where literacy flourished, where manuscripts...

Churches

Churches and Monasteries

Monks are people devoted to being closer to God by service, obedience and poverty. Many of their orders have been cloistered and set far apart...

Churches

Studying the Dark Ages

There was a time when learning was not as prevalent as it is now, and modern students often find the Dark Ages as a time...