The island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, is the symbolic centre of Scottish Christianity. Through 1400 years of history its fortunes have fluctuated, from its heights as one of the greatest ...

Known as Airivank, or ‘Monastery of the Caves’ Geghard was ... texts and academic works when much of Europe was in the Dark Ages. At Sanahin, you’ll encounter Armenia’s long tradition ...

The Scandinavian Norsemen's attacks on rich and defenceless monasteries helped to explain the decline in the vitality of the Celtic Church. However, the Vikings never took control of Wales or ...