Daily Medieval

In the 10th century, Genoa was becoming an important port on the Ligurian Coast in far northwest Italy. Their ships were trading with much o...

 The "True Cross" refers to the cross upon which Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. Although it would have been of ordinary wood, Cl...

A copy sold by Christies in 2002 for $688,000 About 1260, the Archbishop of Genoa, Jacobus de Voragine , wrote a collection of hagiogra...

The post about Julian the Hospitaller mentioned its source in the Legenda Aurea ["The Golden Legend"] of Jacobus de Voragine. ...

St. Julian killing his parents. Oil on panel, c.1488, by Antonio della Corna Everyone knows the story of Oedipus . Not to be outdone, ea...