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The Chapel of the Holy Shroud (Italian: Cappella della Sacra Sindone) is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic chapel in Turin in northern Italy, constructed to house the Shroud of Turin (Sindone di Torino), a religious relic believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth.
15 hours ago · The Tyrol has a tradition of the heiligen Tracht (holy folk costume), which is not to be worn on secular occasions marked by drinking. [13] Traditional costume of the Volks- and Schuhplattlergruppe from Faakersee in Carinthia, Austria. Folk costume also continues to be worn for most weddings and festivals.
15 hours ago · The relationship between Herod and Augustus demonstrates the fragile politics of a deified Emperor and a King who ruled over the Jewish people and their holy lands. As they interacted, Herod's desire to satisfy both the Jewish and non-Jewish people of his kingdom had to be balanced with satisfying Augustus' aim to spread the culture, architecture and values of Rome throughout his empire.
15 hours ago · In 1560, Philip II organised a Holy League between the Spanish kingdoms and the Republic of Venice, the Republic of Genoa, the Papal States, the Duchy of Savoy and the Knights of Malta. The joint fleet was assembled at Messina and consisted of 200 ships (60 galleys and 140 other vessels) carrying a total of 30,000 soldiers under the command of Giovanni Andrea Doria , nephew of the famous ...
15 hours ago · The Holy Land of Tyrol Philipp J. Pamer Inga Birkenfeld , Wolfgang Menardi Drama: a.k.a. Bergblut. German-Italian co-production Ice Fever Peter Keglevic: Heiner ...
15 hours ago · Vistula Land (1867–1915; part of the Russian Empire.) Grand Duchy of Posen (1815–1848; part of Kingdom of Prussia) Grand Duchy of Kraków (1846–1918; part of the Austria-Hungary) Polish National Government (1830–1831) Polish National Government (1846) Polish National Government (1863–1864) Kingdom of Poland (1917–1918) Republic of ...
15 hours ago · A Hungarian army was defeated in German land at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955. Seven years later Otto I was rewarded for stopping the Hungarians and he was crowned Emperor by Pope John XII in 962 and the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806) was established. [1] The Hungarian military presence stabilized the Hungarian state in the Carpathian Basin. 811