christianisation

The face of Lake Lednica

A wooden beam decorated with a lifelike human face has been discovered in Lake Lednica, Poland. Systematic underwater archaeological research in Lake Lednica has been taking place since the 1980s and has uncovered a wealth of material. Among the finds…

OPPOSITE The three nave Alanian church of Shoana, built in the Byzantine style in the early 10th century. Karachay Cherkessia, Russian Federation. IMAGE: Alexander Svirkin

Converting the Caucasus

According to legend, a king who had been saved after being turned into a boar ordered the conversion of Armenia to Christianity. From these royal beginnings came fights between crown, clergy, and defenders of different creeds. Christoph Baumer takes us on a journey through the ecclesiastical conflicts of the Caucasus and to its magnificent early churches.