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Anabaptists, as depicted in this engraving from c. 1819, were part of Landmarkist history.
churches

Charting the Succession of the 'True Church' Through History

Landmark Baptists believed that an unbroken chain of Christians kept alive the true teachings of the New Testament.
Sarah Laskow July 24, 2018
Exterior of the church.
Athens, Greece

St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.
The new church, built in 1840.
Glynn, Northern Ireland

St. John's Church

Local legend says there's treasure hidden within its crowded graveyard.
The Old Protestant Cemetery.
Macao

Old Protestant Cemetery

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.
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Tere Siga

This Ethiopian dish of raw, sometimes spiced, meat comes with a specialized cutting ritual.
Ex-voto at Santuario di Montenero.
Livorno, Italy

Ex-Votos of Santuario di Montenero

This Tuscan church contains a gallery of over 700 ex-votos depicting near-death experiences.
Tilted trees on Nozaki Island, Japan.
sacred spaces

An Island's Spiritual History, Documented in Haunting Photographs

Walking the trails to prayer on Japan’s Nozaki Island, once home to persecuted Christians.
Anika Burgess June 11, 2018
Nokubi Church
Ojika-chō, Japan

Nozaki Island

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.
Saint Edwin's Cross.
Mansfield, England

Saint Edwin's Chapel Cross

This lonely metal cross may hint at the true location of a medieval showdown between Christian and Pagan kingdoms.
Gastro Obscura

Kitfo

A melt-in-your-mouth mixture of raw beef, butter, and spices.
Kildalton Cross.
Isle of Islay, Scotland

Kildalton Cross

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.
Gastro Obscura

Brasadè

Make yourself delicious jewelry with these sweet Italian biscuits.
Young women, with blinis, and Lady Maslenitsa burning in the background.
Gastro Obscura

Maslenitsa

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.
Skulls of nobles and the clergy were placed in niches in the walls, and their bodies painted around them.
Naples, Italy

Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.
The patio.
Cartagena, Colombia

Convento de la Popa

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.
Permanently Closed
After the earthquake.
Christchurch, New Zealand

Christchurch Basilica

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.
Monk Bretton Priory.
Barnsley, England

Monk Bretton Priory

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.
The giant cross.
Karachi, Pakistan

Asia's Largest Cross

The bulletproof cross stands at the only operational Christian cemetery in Pakistan's most populated city.