Daily Medieval

The Benedictine Confederation is an alliance of monastic orders who follow the Rules of the Benedictines. Some of these orders were founded ...

When the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, they took over the Dome of the Rock, a temple built on the site where tradition said God created...

Bérenger Fredoli was a Frenchman with a successful religious career. Little is known about his youth, except that he was born in Vérune a...

A 19th century depiction of Geert Groote's Brethren of the Common Life In Latin he was called Gerardus Magnus, but when he was born...

The Dominicans have been mentioned many times, and their founder has been mentioned as a friend of Simon de Montfort, but his life deser...

19th century bust of Arnold. For those in the Middle Ages who thought the pope should be solely a spiritual leader and not wield tempor...

One Latin form of Augustine was "Austinus" Augustine of Hippo (354-430), pious man and brilliant theologian, has been mention...

The name "Hedwig" is now familiar to millions as the name of Harry Potter's owl, but it has a long history that predates its u...