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How Lady Bible Hunters Made the Victorian Era's Most Stunning Scriptural Find
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Fleeting Wonders: Russian Orthodox Christians Take the Epiphany Plunge
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The First Woman to Publish a Book in English Lived in One Room, Walled Off From Society
Julian of Norwich wrote "Revelations of Divine Love" based on a series of visions she had in 1373 while isolated in religious observance.
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How The World Looked When Jesus Was Born, According to Roman Geographers
It was a far different world when these maps were made.
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How a Famed New Age Retreat Center Helped End the Cold War
Saint Joseph, Michigan
House of David Museum
This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater Virgin Mary
This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.
Iqaluit, Nunavut
St. Jude's Igloo Cathedral
This igloo-shaped landmark in Iqaluit serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Arctic.
Inari, Finland
Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church
This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.
Braga, Portugal
Bom Jesus do Monte
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
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The Many Lives of Maria Rasputin, Daughter of the 'Mad Monk'
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Why Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits
What sparked rumors of a "Mormon Mafia"?
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When The Pope Made 10 Days Disappear
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Photos of the World's Religions, By Missionaries Who Knew Nothing About Them
Spanish Fork, Utah
Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple
Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.
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Nine Places To See the Ruins of Ancient Religious Cults
Ancient religion was strange and fierce.
Datong, China
Hanging Temple of Hengshan
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Tomb of Daniel at Samarkand
An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.
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