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March 13, 2013

Was St. Patrick Irish?

December 24, 2012

Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25?

Most Christians today probably can’t imagine Christmas on any other day than December 25, but it wasn’t always that way. In fact, for the first ...

October 17, 2012

Who were the Knights Templar?

After Christian fighters captured Jerusalem during the First Crusade, groups of pilgrims from across Western Europe began visiting the Holy Land. Around ...

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