Pilate’s Inscription in Caesarea

Pilate’s Inscription in Caesarea

Caesarea Maritima was developed almost from scratch by Herod the Great in the latter decades of the first century BC. Herod’s intention was to compete with – if not to surpass – other large Mediterranean harbours such as Alexandria, the Piraeus of Athens, or Seleucia...
Saint Jerome: The Hermit of Bethlehem

Saint Jerome: The Hermit of Bethlehem

Born in the Illyrian city of Stridon (likely in present-day Bosnia) in the decade of 340 AD, Jerome spent his youth in a spiritual and intellectual quest that led him to Rome, where his frequent visits to the martyrs’ tombs sparked a prolonged process of conversion....
A Church for the Grandparents

A Church for the Grandparents

After my vacation, back in Jerusalem, I received a message from Nick which, of course, included a query. “At the village, on the 8th, they celebrate another feast for Jesus’ mother. My grandmother says it’s her birthday.” I explained to him that, from the early...