Daily Medieval

In 1114, the ruler of Salles in France—Gerald de Salles, a French monastic reformer—wanted to found an abbey in the town of Sainte-Trie. He ...

Stephen of Blois (c.1096 - 25 October 1154) was a nephew of King Henry I of England. His mother was (Saint) Adela, a daughter of William the...

A medieval reliquary from the collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Over a year ago I touched on funeral practices . A recent com...