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An Italian Priest Brought the Virgin Mary to Beachgoers in a Paddle Boat

Literally #blessed.
Natasha Frost August 1, 2017
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The medieval Church of Saint Nicholas.
Ireland

The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint (Jerpoint Park)

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.
Buckingham, Virginia

The Light Of Truth Universal Shrine

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.
High Rock Tower against a blue sky
Lynn, Massachusetts

High Rock Tower

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.
The extravagant crypts at the São Paulo Cathedral.
São Paulo, Brazil

Crypt of the São Paulo Cathedral

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.
A rock structure on Iona.
sacred spaces

Found: The 'Cell' of a 6th-Century Monk in Scotland

It's where he prayed and wrote.
Erik Shilling July 21, 2017
Denver, Colorado

International Church of Cannabis

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
<em>Scenes From the Lives of the Desert Fathers (Thebaid)</em> by Fra Angelico, 1420.
monks

Before Sloth Meant Laziness, It Was the Spiritual Sin of Acedia

And why early monks in the desert didn't want to fall asleep during the day.
Kelsey Kennedy July 14, 2017
Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise's sarcophagus
Kyiv, Ukraine

Sarcophagus of Prince Yaroslav the Wise

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.
Instead of touching yourself, eat this.
food

The Inspiration for the Graham Cracker Was a Preacher Obsessed With 'Curing' Masturbation

He believed in eating like the original vegetarians: Adam and Eve.
Jonathan Parks-Ramage July 14, 2017
An English funeral scene, 1733.
food

The Worst Freelance Gig in History Was Being the Village Sin Eater

Sin eaters risked their souls to soak up the misdeeds of the dead.
Natalie Zarrelli July 14, 2017
This Ursuline convent was the setting for an exposé and was torn down by an angry mob.
sacred spaces

Salacious Convent Exposés Were the Most Popular Books in Antebellum America

Protestant authors loved to imagine the secret sins of Catholics.
Sarah Laskow July 13, 2017
Unfinished church ruins.
Panenský Týnec, Czechia

The Unfinished Gothic Church of Panenský Týnec

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.
Studies of the fetus in the womb, by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1510-13.
science

Why It Took Scientists So Long to Figure Out Where Babies Come From

Human conception was still basically a total mystery until as recently as 1875.
Edward Dolnick July 11, 2017
Wash House
Albany, New York

The First Shaker Village

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
26 Exeter Street
Boston, Massachusetts

First Spiritualist Temple

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.
A detail from <em>The Book of Magical Charms</em>, one of the manuscripts the Newberry Library is seeking to transcribe.
libraries

Want to Transcribe Rare Magical Manuscripts on Your Lunch Break?

Chicago's Newberry Library would love your help.
Tatiana Walk-Morris June 29, 2017
The inauguration of the Church in the Woods
Canterbury, New Hampshire

Church of the Woods

Nature and religion are reunited at this unconventional church in the forest.