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After 500 years:Rare medieval Arma Christi scroll discovered in Bar Convent shoebox goes on display - MSN
A medieval illuminated manuscript, the Arma Christi scroll, is set to be unveiled at the Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre in York, England, in a public exhibition opening on 5 April 2025. The ...
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Russia Looks Increasingly Medieval After the Coup That Wasn't
Russia. Russia Looks Increasingly Medieval After the Coup That Wasn't Feudal-style squabbling with the control of nuclear weapons at stake. J.D. Tuccille | 6.28.2023 7:00 AM ...
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A Chinese Wikipedia editor spent years writing fake Russian medieval history - Engadget
Chinese Wikipedia had a robust collection of detailed and authoritative articles on medieval Russia, thanks to a user called Zhemao who claimed to be the daughter of a diplomat assigned in the ...
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Renegade priest occupies Russian convent - WRAL
A renegade cleric is occupying a convent outside of Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains after falling out with the Russian Orthodox Church because of his coronavirus-denying sermons.
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Rare medieval manuscript found in convent shoebox - BBC
A rare medieval illuminated manuscript has been uncovered in a York convent's archive. Dr Hannah Thomas discovered the 15th-Century Arma Christi at Bar Convent while cataloguing the religious ...
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Medieval Convent Excavated in France - Archaeology Magazine
The convent was established by the Dominican Order, known as the Jacobin Order in France, in 1238. The church dates to 1250, and was restored and expanded after a fire in 1344.
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Rare medieval rolled manuscript found in York Bar Convent archive
A rare medieval illuminated manuscript has been uncovered in a York convent's archive. Dr Hannah Thomas discovered the 15th-Century Arma Christi at Bar Convent while cataloguing the religious ...