Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th ...
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13th-Century Fresco Believed to Depict the Use of an Islamic Tent to Cover a Christian Chruch Altar
Tents, especially Islamic tents were among the most prized gifts in diplomatic exchanges and the most sought-after spoils on ...
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Man attacks high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican
A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that ...
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Azerbaijanis desecrated Armenian church altar in Artsakh
In February 2025, photos circulating online revealed that Azerbaijani forces damaged the altar of Tsitsernavank in Artsakh's ...
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‘Altar tent’ discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity
Gigante, therefore, believes that the real tent was adapted to serve as a ‘tetravela’, altar-curtains. “If the real tent was only erected in the church on certain occasions, the fresco could ...
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Shock as SDA Church elder hides knife inside Bible, stabs another at the altar over love triangle
A 35-year-old Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) elder has been stabbed to death by a fellow elder during a church service at Ramoya village, Samba Sub location in Suba South constituency in Homa Bay ...
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Crucifix snatched off altar at Florida church found in Tennessee motel room, cops say
This crucifix was stolen from the altar of a Florida Catholic church and it was recovered in a Tennessee motel room, deputies say. Sumner County Sheriff's Office photo A $2,500 crucifix snatched ...