An ancient Greek snake altar made to appease the gods of the underworld was just unearthed in southern Turkey. Though the ancient city in which it was found is believed to be the birthplace of Santa ...

“We know of pilgrim accounts from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries about a magnificent marble altar in Jerusalem,” said Ilya Berkovich, historian at the Institute for Habsburg and Balkan ...

Italian marble altar and stunning stained-glass windows. What's more, a Catholic cathedral of this size is a bit of a rarity in the South, where Catholicism is not the dominant religion.

Inside, you can admire its regal features, which include a white marble altar and an exquisite grand organ. The world-renowned Monaco Boys Choir often sings here at Sunday Mass at 10:30 ...

Many across the world are observing Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that ends at sundown on Holy ...

The north end of the building contains St. Mary's Chapel, a "Gothic gem," as one Jesuit described it, with a marble altar, oak pews, a carved oak ceiling, and a choir loft. A southern wing was added ...

In front of the High Altar is one of the Abbey's treasures. This is a marble pavement dating from 1268 and the method of its decoration is known as Cosmati work, after the Italian family who developed ...

The altar is a three-tiered square platform built of white marble, its shape symbolizing the ancient notion that the earth is square. There are four stone staircases, one on each side, leading up ...

Sir Humphrey Bourchier (or Bourgchier) is buried in St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey. The Purbeck marble altar tomb once had a brass figure on it which has been lost but four engraved shields ...