From the 1200s to the 1700s, the custom of Christian tattooing was prevalent in Europe among peasants, seafarers, soldiers and artisans as much as among nuns and monks. They were getting crosses, ...

Fire destroys museum visitor center in Frohna, Mo. A board member of the Saxon Lutheran Memorial told us that when he arrived at the fire, he just started thinking about the loss of artifacts ...

According to the pontifical institution, when the attack began, the nuns “were forced to take refuge with others in a house. Unfortunately, the attackers discovered their hiding place and murder ...

In the mayhem, two Roman Catholic nuns were shot dead. The nuns, identified as Sister Evanette Onezaire and Sister Jeanne Voltaire, were working at the National School in Mirebalais and had taken ...

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1610: East India Company sea captain Sir Henry Middleton sails from England with three ships with instructions to establish trading links in India He was captured by the Turks after landing at Mocha ...